2.0 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarpeena · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tarpeena
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Tarpeena, where only two people typically share a home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 people per house, reflecting a community where a large number of residents live independently.
2.0
▼ -16.7%
- 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 Tarpeena — lower than 86% of areas.
| Tarpeena | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5277, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is far more common here than across Australia, with 37.2% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.0 people, which is much lower than most areas.
37.2% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tarpeena, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures vary, though couples without children are the most common at 43.2%. One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
16.4% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tarpeena, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Tarpeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41428/tarpeena/topic/family-households