Romaine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Romaine

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Romaine include children, making it a place where family life is central. Most households consist of two people, contributing to a typical home size of 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Romaine sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Romaine — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Romaine2.5
7320, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here have 2.5 people, mirroring the Australian average. About 24.1% of residents live alone, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.1% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Romaine, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.1% of families, while 31.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.3%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.3% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Romaine, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Romaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60566/romaine/topic/family-households