Simpsons Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Simpsons Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up the largest group in Simpsons Bay, representing 44.7% of all families. The area has a very small number of people living in each home compared to other regions. It is also notable for having no one-parent families recorded in the latest census.

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📍 Simpsons Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Simpsons Bay sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Simpsons Bay — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Simpsons Bay2.3
7150, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, households here are a little smaller than the national figure of 2.5 and slightly below the state average of 2.4.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Simpsons Bay, 2 people is the majority at 62%; 1 person is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family types are dominated by couples, with those without children at 44.7% and those with children at 39.5%. One-parent families make up 0.0% of the total, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Simpsons Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.

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 Simpsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60602/simpsons-bay/topic/family-households