Tambo Upper · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tambo Upper

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Tambo Upper are couples with children. This is a family-focused area where single-person households are far less common than in the rest of the state, and the typical home holds about 2.6 people.

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📍 Tambo Upper, Suburb / Locality

Where Tambo Upper sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Tambo Upper — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tambo Upper2.6
3885, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 19% of people live alone in Tambo Upper, which is well below the 25.9% seen across Victoria. Most homes are small, with 50.4% containing just two people.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +53.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tambo Upper, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.1% of the total, a figure well below the national average of 14.1%. Couples without children also make up a large slice of the community at 39.3%.

5.1% ▼ -54.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tambo Upper, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Tambo Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22433/tambo-upper/topic/family-households