2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tatura · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Tatura, a figure well above the national average. While most homes are occupied by families, there is a significant number of single-person households. This mix defines the local living arrangements across the area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tatura — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Tatura has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, people living alone make up 29.3% of all households, which is much higher than most other areas.
2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tatura, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 53.3%. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state average.
13.9% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tatura, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tatura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22467/tatura/topic/family-households