2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Osmaston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Osmaston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Osmaston include children, making it a place where family life is a central part of the daily routine. While many homes are shared by couples, about 26.5% of households consist of just one person.
2.4
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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 Osmaston — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house two people (44.1%), while 26.5% are single-person households, which is higher than most similar areas. On average, 2.4 people live in each home, a figure about the same as the state and national totals.
26.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Osmaston, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while couples without children account for 41.7%. One-parent families represent 11.1% of the total, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%.
11.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Osmaston, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Osmaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60481/osmaston/topic/family-households