Tarcombe · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tarcombe

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live in each home in Tarcombe, with the typical household containing only 1.7 people. This is well below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5, marking the area as one of the lowest for household size among similar places.

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📍 Tarcombe, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarcombe sits — Average household size

1.7
  • 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 Tarcombe — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tarcombe1.7
3666, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 1.7 people per home, household sizes in Tarcombe are well below the state and national figures of 2.5.

1.7

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tarcombe, 1 person is the majority at 64%; 2 people is next at 36%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 50%, ahead of Couples with children (25%).

Family composition

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In Tarcombe, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with children is next at 33%.

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 Tarcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22448/tarcombe/topic/family-households