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Tarwin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tarwin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Tarwin have remained notably large, with the typical home holding 3.3 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by large family groups.

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📍 Tarwin, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarwin sits — Average household size

3.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarwin — higher than 91% of areas.

Tarwin3.3
3956, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much more crowded than in most similar areas. With 3.3 people per home, Tarwin sits well above both the Victorian and Australian typical figure of 2.5.

Average household size

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3.3 —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tarwin, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 4 people (26%).

2 people 31.6% 3 people 26.3% 4 people 26.3% 1 person 15.8%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 86.4% of families. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tarwin, Couples with children is the majority at 94%; Couples without children is next at 6%.

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 Tarwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22464/tarwin/topic/family-households