2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tantawangalo · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Tantawangalo than in most other areas. The community is largely made up of couples and families, with a typical home holding 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tantawangalo — lower than 57% of areas.
| Tantawangalo | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 41.8%. Only 16.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages.
2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.4% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tantawangalo, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families here are couples with children, and 43.1% are couples without children. One-parent families make up just 5.2%, which is much lower than most areas across Australia.
5.2% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tantawangalo, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 44%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tantawangalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13768/tantawangalo/topic/family-households