Tapitallee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tapitallee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Tapitallee are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This preference for family living is reflected in a very low number of people living alone and a higher number of people per home than in most other areas.

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📍 Tapitallee, Suburb / Locality

Where Tapitallee sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Tapitallee — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tapitallee2.7
2540 crosses NSW/OT 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 15.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▲ +28.5%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tapitallee, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (15%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up just 4.3% of the community, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 55.8% having children and 38.8% without.

4.3% ▼ -47.6%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tapitallee, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Tapitallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13770/tapitallee/topic/family-households