Tenby Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tenby Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define Tenby Point, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with fewer large families than most other areas.

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Where Tenby Point sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Tenby Point — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tenby Point2.2
3984, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28% of people here live alone, which is a little above the 25.6% national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 45.1% of all homes.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0% ▲ +33.7%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tenby Point, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 2% of the area, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples, with 49% having children and 44.9% without.

2.0% ▼ -83.1%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Tenby Point splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 2%.

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 Tenby Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22486/tenby-point/topic/family-households