Tabbita · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tabbita

How families and households are made up across the area.

Tabbita stands out among similar areas for its unusual mix of very large households and a high number of people living alone. While many homes are crowded, 40.9% of households consist of just one person. This creates a striking contrast in how people live across the area.

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📍 Tabbita, Suburb / Locality

Where Tabbita sits — Average household size

3.3
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tabbita — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tabbita3.3
2652, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tabbita is much larger than average, with 3.3 people per dwelling, well above the national figure of 2.5. However, 40.9% of residents live alone, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 25%.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.9%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 40.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tabbita, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up the vast majority of the area at 79.1%. In contrast, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tabbita, Couples with children is the majority at 85%; Couples without children is next at 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 Tabbita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13736/tabbita/topic/family-households