Tambo Crossing · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tambo Crossing

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is the most striking feature of Tambo Crossing, where household structures differ sharply from the rest of the country. This small area is mostly made up of couples, with very few children or single parents in the mix. It is a place where the typical home is smaller than the national norm.

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📍 Tambo Crossing, Suburb / Locality

Where Tambo Crossing sits — Average household size

2.1 —
  • 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 Tambo Crossing — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tambo Crossing2.1
3893, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tambo Crossing are smaller than most, with just 2.1 people per home. This is a little below the figure for both Victoria and Australia, which both sit at 2.5 people.

Household size

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In Tambo Crossing, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the majority of families at 60.9%, while couples with children account for 21.7%. The absence of one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Tambo Crossing, Couples without children is the majority at 74%; Couples with children is next at 26%.

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 Tambo Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22432/tambo-crossing/topic/family-households