Tinamba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tinamba

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of people living alone than the national average marks the recent trend in Tinamba. While typical home sizes remain similar to the rest of the country, there is a distinct shift toward smaller households. This contrast is clear as over 31% of homes are occupied by just one person.

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📍 Tinamba, Suburb / Locality

Where Tinamba sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -14.3%
  • 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 Tinamba — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tinamba2.4
3859, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.3% of people here live alone, which is well above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. The typical home holds 2.4 people, roughly the same as the national figure of 2.5.

2.4 ▼ -14.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.3% ▲ +59.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 31.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tinamba splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.5% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here at 9.2% compared to 14.1% across Australia.

9.2% ▲ +19.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tinamba, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Tinamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22521/tinamba/topic/family-households