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.
Tambellup · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tambellup — higher than 50% of areas.
| Tambellup | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6320, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.5% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Tambellup splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 10%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tambellup, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (29%).
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