Tallong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tallong

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Tallong are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This is a place where few people live alone, as homes are typically larger than in most other areas.

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📍 Tallong, Suburb / Locality

Where Tallong 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 Tallong — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tallong2.7
2579, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tallong holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 18.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

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.

18.8% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tallong, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.9% of families here. Only 6.1% are one-parent families, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

6.1% ▼ -38.6%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tallong, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Tallong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13749/tallong/topic/family-households