White Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in White Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people share a home in White Beach than in most similar areas. The area is mainly made up of small households, with 42.9% of people living alone, which is far above the national figure.

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Where White Beach sits — Average household size

1.7 ▼ -15.0%
  • 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 White Beach — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
White Beach1.7
7184, TAS 2.0
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are much smaller than those in the rest of the state, with only 1.7 people per home. This is consistent with the high number of single-person households, which is far above both the Tasmanian and national figures.

1.7 ▼ -15.0%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.9% ▲ +14.9%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.3%
  • 2016: 38.8%
  • 2021: 42.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In White Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (42%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the local total, a figure that is well above the Australian average. Most other families are couples without children, who account for 63.3% of the group.

18.3% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In White Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 61%; Couples with children is next at 21%.

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 White Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60749/white-beach/topic/family-households