Tabulam · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tabulam

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-person homes has become a key feature of Tabulam since 2011. This is a small community where the typical home is smaller than the national figure, and one in three people now lives alone.

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📍 Tabulam, Suburb / Locality

Where Tabulam sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Tabulam — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tabulam2.2
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 35.1% of households, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Consequently, the typical home in Tabulam holds 2.2 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.1% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tabulam splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families account for 31.3% of the local total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions of single-parent homes for similar areas.

31.3% ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 31.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tabulam, the largest group is Couples without children at 39%, followed by One-parent families (31%) and Couples with children (29%).

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 Tabulam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13738/tabulam/topic/family-households