Tarneit - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Tarneit - Central

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.

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📍 Tarneit - Central, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tarneit - Central sits — Average household size

3.5 —
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tarneit - Central — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tarneit - Central3.5
3029, VIC 3.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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%.

Household size

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In Tarneit - Central, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 2 people (18%).

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Tarneit - Central, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 12%.

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 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