Glaziers Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glaziers Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Glaziers Bay compared to the rest of the state. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with the typical household consisting of about 2.4 people. This creates a community dominated by family pairings rather than single-person households.

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📍 Glaziers Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Glaziers Bay sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glaziers Bay — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glaziers Bay2.4
7109, TAS 2.5
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 6.4% of people live alone here, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 29%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, with 63.8% of homes being occupied by two people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.4% ▼ -74.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glaziers Bay, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 3 people is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families in the area, with 56.8% having no children. One-parent families make up 7.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.4% ▲ +47.4%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glaziers Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 40%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Glaziers Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60227/glaziers-bay/topic/family-households