Tanglewood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tanglewood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Tanglewood house just two people. This is a small-scale residential area where smaller households are common and a significant number of people live on their own.

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📍 Tanglewood, Suburb / Locality

Where Tanglewood 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 Tanglewood — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tanglewood2.2
2488, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. About 28.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the state average of 25.0%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.2%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tanglewood, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 14.1%.

13.5%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tanglewood, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Tanglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13763/tanglewood/topic/family-households