Timboon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Timboon

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Timboon are couples with children, making it a prominent feature of the local landscape. While family life is common, about 27.5% of residents live alone, which is higher than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Timboon, Suburb / Locality

Where Timboon sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Timboon — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Timboon2.4
3268, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Timboon holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.1% of all homes.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.5% ▲ +11.3%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Timboon, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.4% of the community, a figure a little above the Victorian average. Other common family types include couples without children, who account for 34.1% of families.

14.4% ▲ +5.6%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Timboon, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Timboon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22516/timboon/topic/family-households