Tanunda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tanunda

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller home sizes and a high number of people living alone shape daily life in Tanunda. About 29% of households are single-person dwellings, making it more common for people to live by themselves here than in most other Australian areas.

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📍 Tanunda, Suburb / Locality

Where Tanunda sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Tanunda — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tanunda2.3
5352, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tanunda holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 40%, while those living alone make up 28.8%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tanunda, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 52.2%. In contrast, one-parent families represent only 10% of the total, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

10.0% ▲ +6.1%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tanunda, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tanunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41420/tanunda/topic/family-households