Tarlee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tarlee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home is much higher than most areas, making Tarlee a place where larger households are the norm. This trend is driven by a high number of families with children and a very low rate of people living alone.

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📍 Tarlee, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarlee sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Tarlee — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tarlee2.8
5411, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 17.8% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 28.5% seen across the state.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.8% ▼ -29.6%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tarlee, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.4% of families, while 30.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is well below the South Australian average of 14.8%.

11.2% ▼ -22.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tarlee, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Tarlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41426/tarlee/topic/family-households