Tambellup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tambellup

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-person homes defines daily life in Tambellup, where 36.5% of households are just one person. This is far above the national figure, though the typical home still holds 2.5 people, matching the Western Australian and national averages.

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📍 Tambellup, Suburb / Locality

Where Tambellup sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 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 Tambellup — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tambellup2.5
6320, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-person households are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 36.5%. This is far above the 25.6% seen across Australia, while two-person homes are also frequent at 34.6%.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.5% ▲ +14.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.9%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 36.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tambellup splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28.8% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. Couples with children are the most common family type at 42.4%.

28.8% ▼ -16.1%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.3%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tambellup, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (29%).

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 Tambellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51430/tambellup/topic/family-households