Tantawangalo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tantawangalo

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.

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📍 Tantawangalo, Suburb / Locality

Where Tantawangalo sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -14.3%
  • 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 Tantawangalo — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tantawangalo2.4
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▼ -29.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tantawangalo, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tantawangalo, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Tantawangalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13768/tantawangalo/topic/family-households