Tamban · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tamban

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Tamban, where 45.3% of families live together. This small community has a high number of people living alone and smaller households than the state and national figures.

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📍 Tamban, Suburb / Locality

Where Tamban 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 Tamban — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tamban2.2
2441, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tamban has 2.2 people, which is lower than most areas. This is partly because 28.9% of households consist of one person, a figure well above the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tamban, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are also common, making up 43.8% of families. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.

14.1%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Tamban splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Tamban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13758/tamban/topic/family-households