Tawonga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tawonga

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.

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Where Tawonga sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Tawonga — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tawonga2.3
3697, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.1% ▲ +23.9%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 29.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tawonga, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tawonga, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22470/tawonga/topic/family-households