Turners Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Turners Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Turners Beach are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area generally follows state and national patterns for family life, with a typical home sheltering about two or three people.

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Where Turners Beach sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Turners Beach — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Turners Beach2.4
7315, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Turners Beach holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 40.8%, while 24.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the state average.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Turners Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.5% of families, followed by couples without children at 33.8%. One-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average.

13.2% ▲ +17.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Turners Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Turners Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60699/turners-beach/topic/family-households