2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tunnack · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of people living alone defines the household makeup in Tunnack compared to other similar areas. The area has shifted since 2011 toward a mix of small households and single-parent families. Only 2.3 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tunnack — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
About 32.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 44.2% housing two people and 32.6% housing just one person.
2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.6% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tunnack, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.7%, followed closely by couples without children at 38.9%.
16.2% ▲ +106.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Tunnack splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tunnack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60697/tunnack/topic/family-households