Grassy · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Grassy

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all homes in Grassy are occupied by just one person, making it a place with very small households. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a much lower number of people per house than the national figure.

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Where Grassy sits — Average household size

2.0 → 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 Grassy — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Grassy2.0
7256, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 50.0% of residents live alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0% ▲ +19.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.7%
  • 2016: 68.8%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Grassy, 1 person is the majority at 52%; 2 people is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.9%.

17.9% ▲ +53.8%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Grassy, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Grassy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60247/grassy/topic/family-households