Greens Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greens Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few family structures have shifted since 2011 in Greens Beach, but it remains a place where small households are the norm. The area is defined by a very high proportion of people living alone and couples without children, making it much quieter than typical Tasmanian towns.

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Where Greens Beach sits — Average household size

1.9 → 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 Greens Beach — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greens Beach1.9
7270, TAS 2.2
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much smaller than usual, with only 1.9 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, who make up 33% of households, well above the Tasmanian average of 29%.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0% ▼ -7.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.7%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Greens Beach, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children dominate the local landscape at 75.8%. In contrast, one-parent families make up only 4.5% of the total, which is far below the 15.9% seen across Tasmania.

4.5% ▼ -42.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greens Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 74%; Couples with children is next at 22%.

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 Greens Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60251/greens-beach/topic/family-households