2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tungamah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tungamah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Tungamah stands out among similar areas for having a much higher proportion of single-parent families. While the typical home is smaller than the national average, nearly half of all families here are couples raising children. This mix creates a distinct household profile compared to the rest of Victoria.
2.3
▲ +9.5%
- 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 Tungamah — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Tungamah are slightly smaller than the national figure, with 2.3 people per house. Two-person households are the most common at 41.8%, while about 24.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the Victorian average.
24.3% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tungamah, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.9% of the total, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the largest group at 47.6%, followed by couples without children at 33.7%.
17.9% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tungamah, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Tungamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22587/tungamah/topic/family-households