Runnymede · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Runnymede

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Runnymede compared to the state and national figures. This area is primarily made up of family units, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Runnymede, Suburb / Locality

Where Runnymede 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 Runnymede — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Runnymede2.5
7190, TAS 2.1
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Only 22.2% of residents live alone, a rate well below both the Tasmanian and national averages.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.2%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Runnymede, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.8%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Runnymede, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Runnymede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60580/runnymede/topic/family-households