2.6 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tacoma South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tacoma South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer people live alone in Tacoma South compared to the national average. This area is primarily made up of families, with nearly half of all households consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▼ -10.3%
- 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 Tacoma South — higher than 57% of areas.
| Tacoma South | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 22.1% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
22.1% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tacoma South, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
16.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tacoma South, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Tacoma South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13740/tacoma-south/topic/family-households