Braddon (Montgomery) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Braddon (Montgomery)

How families and households are made up across the area.

About half of all families in Braddon (Montgomery) are couples with children. The area has a high proportion of people living alone, which contributes to a typical household size that is smaller than most other areas.

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📍 Braddon (Montgomery), State Electorate

Where Braddon (Montgomery) sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Braddon (Montgomery) — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Braddon (Montgomery)2.3
Rest of Tas. 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of people here live alone, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, which is much lower than in most similar areas.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Braddon (Montgomery), the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.7% of families, while couples without children account for 34.2%. One-parent families make up 15.1% of the total, which is higher than most areas and has remained steady since 2011.

15.1% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Braddon (Montgomery), the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Braddon (Montgomery) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60208/braddon/topic/family-households