2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarrington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tarrington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of households in Tarrington, accounting for 58.3% of families. This rural area has a family structure that differs from the state average, particularly with a much lower rate of single-parent homes. Most homes here are occupied by two or more people.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Tarrington — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Tarrington has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia. However, fewer people live alone here compared to the national average, with only 22.0% of households consisting of one person.
22.0% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tarrington, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 7.9% of the local total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages. Most families are couples, with 58.3% having children and 33.1% without.
7.9% ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tarrington, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without 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 Tarrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22462/tarrington/topic/family-households