2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goshen · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Goshen
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Goshen, where 2.8 people typically share a home. This makes the area feel busier than most, with a strong presence of families and larger groups living together.
2.8
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- 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 Goshen — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with the typical household holding 2.8 people. While 26.5% of people live alone—a figure slightly lower than the Tasmanian average—about 17.6% of homes house five or more residents.
26.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Goshen, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 58.4% raising children and 37.7% without. Only 5.2% of families are led by a single parent, which is far below the state and national figures.
5.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goshen, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Goshen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60241/goshen/topic/family-households