Clifton Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Clifton Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Clifton Beach (L), where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4, reflecting a community dominated by family living rather than single occupants.

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📍 Clifton Beach, Urban Centre

Where Clifton Beach sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +25.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Clifton Beach — higher than 87% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clifton Beach3.0
7020, TAS 2.8
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 12.1%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This drop is part of a trend where the number of single-person homes has fallen 20 points since 2011, while the typical household size has grown to 3.0.

3.0 ▲ +25.0%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1% ▼ -62.7%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.4%
  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clifton Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 4 people (28%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.3%, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average and has fallen 13 points since 2011.

8.3% ▼ -60.6%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clifton Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621006/clifton-beach/topic/family-households