3.5 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarneit - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Among the highest in the region for household size, Tarneit - Central is a place where large families are the norm. This is a high-growth area where the typical home holds 3.5 people, far more than the national figure of 2.5.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tarneit - Central — higher than 99% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than usual, with 29% of households containing four people. Very few people live alone, at just 9.8%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
3.5 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
9.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tarneit - Central, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 2 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 77.4%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas, at only 9.3%.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tarneit - Central, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tarneit - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051583/tarneit-central/topic/family-households