2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Taradale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Taradale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people per home than the state average defines the residential landscape in Taradale. While most Australian households have about 2.5 people, the typical home here is smaller with just 2.3 residents. This reflects a community where small households and couples are more common than in other areas.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Taradale — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes with only two people are the most common at 41.3%, while 26.4% of residents live alone. This high rate of single-person households is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian figure.
26.4% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Taradale, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.5% of families, while couples without children account for 37.6%. One-parent families make up 12.0% of the total, which is a little below the national and state figures.
12.0% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Taradale, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Taradale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22447/taradale/topic/family-households