Pipers Brook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pipers Brook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Pipers Brook than in most similar areas, meaning the community is largely made up of multi-person homes. With over half of all families raising children, the local area is geared toward larger household groups rather than single residents.

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📍 Pipers Brook, Suburb / Locality

Where Pipers Brook sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Pipers Brook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pipers Brook2.5
7254, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 19.5% of people live alone, a rate well below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pipers Brook, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are common here, making up 55.1% of all family homes. One-parent families account for 11.2% of the total, which is well below the state average.

11.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pipers Brook, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Pipers Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60506/pipers-brook/topic/family-households