Tammin · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Tammin

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living on their own shapes daily life in Tammin, where 39% of households are single-person homes. This trend has climbed steadily over the last decade, though the typical number of people per home remains 2.5, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

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📍 Tammin, Council (LGA)

Where Tammin sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Tammin — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tammin2.5
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 39% of households consisting of one person. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%, and the proportion of single-person homes has risen by 9.6 points since 2011.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.0% ▲ +32.9%

Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 39.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tammin, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the community, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 12.4% of families were headed by a single parent.

18.3% ▲ +47.5%

Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tammin, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tammin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58190/tammin/topic/family-households