Tallwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tallwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Tallwood have remained steady, but the area stands out for having almost no single-parent homes. It is a small community where the vast majority of households are made up of couples.

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📍 Tallwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Tallwood sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Tallwood — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tallwood2.2
2798, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than the national figure, with a typical 2.2 people per dwelling. This is partly because very few people live alone, at just 14.8%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tallwood, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 3 people is next at 28%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 65.5%. Notably, there are no one-parent families in Tallwood, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tallwood, Couples without children is the majority at 72%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Tallwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13752/tallwood/topic/family-households