2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarrawanna · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tarrawanna
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in Tarrawanna, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This creates a distinct housing pattern where one- and two-person homes are the most common. While most households are small, the area still maintains a strong presence of family units.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Tarrawanna — lower than 57% of areas.
| Tarrawanna | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2518, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. A high proportion of residents live by themselves, with 31.1% living alone and another 31.9% living as two-person households.
31.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Tarrawanna splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.2%. One-parent families represent 12.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales average.
12.8% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tarrawanna, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Tarrawanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13784/tarrawanna/topic/family-households