Tangambalanga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tangambalanga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Tangambalanga than in the rest of the country. This is a place where larger households are the norm, with the typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Tangambalanga, Suburb / Locality

Where Tangambalanga sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +7.7%
  • 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 Tangambalanga — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tangambalanga2.8
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, and only 17.3% of people live alone—a figure well below the Victorian average. The most common household size is two people, though over a fifth of homes contain four residents.

2.8 ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.3% ▼ -24.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tangambalanga, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 67.6% of the total. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here at 8.5%, which is well below the national figure.

8.5% ▼ -57.0%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tangambalanga, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Tangambalanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22441/tangambalanga/topic/family-households