Tanjil South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tanjil South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Tanjil South, representing 58.7% of all families. This is a place where larger households are common, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Tanjil South, Suburb / Locality

Where Tanjil South sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Tanjil South — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tanjil South2.6
3825, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tanjil South are slightly larger than the national figure, and the area has fewer people living alone (22.6%) than the Victorian average of 25.9%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36.4% of the total.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6% ▼ -10.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tanjil South, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families account for 9.8% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, either with children (58.7%) or without (31.1%).

9.8% ▲ +14.6%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tanjil South, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Tanjil South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22444/tanjil-south/topic/family-households