Tarnma · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tarnma

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 1.6 people live in the typical home in Tarnma, making it an area where households are much smaller than most. This is well below the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Tarnma, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarnma sits — Average household size

1.6
  • 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 Tarnma — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tarnma1.6
5413, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 1.6 people per home, Tarnma has some of the smallest households in the region. This is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the national typical of 2.5.

1.6

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tarnma, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 57%, ahead of One-parent families (50%).

Family composition

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In Tarnma, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 47%.

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 Tarnma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41427/tarnma/topic/family-households