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.
Tawonga · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live by themselves in Tawonga, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tawonga — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Tawonga has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. About 29.1% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well above the state and national averages.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.1% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tawonga, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of the families here are couples with children, while 41% are couples without children. Only 8.1% are one-parent families, which is well below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
8.1% ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tawonga, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22470/tawonga/topic/family-households