1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tahara · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Tahara than in most similar areas. The typical household has just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. While many homes are occupied by couples, there is a higher proportion of one-parent families here than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tahara — lower than 89% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Tahara are smaller than usual, with 1.9 people per household. This is well below the typical figure of 2.5 people found across both Victoria and Australia.
1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Tahara, 2 people is the majority at 69%; 1 person is next at 31%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.4% of the community, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Most families are couples without children (76.9%), while 26.9% are couples with children.
15.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tahara, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tahara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22420/tahara/topic/family-households