Tallimba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tallimba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger home sizes and a strong presence of families shape daily life in Tallimba. The area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 69.5% of all families.

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📍 Tallimba, Suburb / Locality

Where Tallimba sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Tallimba — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tallimba2.7
2669, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Interestingly, 30% of people live alone, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +74.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tallimba, the largest group is 1 person at 32%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 2 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.5% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.5% ▼ -36.1%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tallimba, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Tallimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13748/tallimba/topic/family-households