3.2 —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 72.8% of families in Tarneit, making it a major hub for parents. The area is defined by large households and a very small number of people living alone. This creates a family-heavy environment that stands out compared to the rest of the state.
3.2
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 99% of areas.
| Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.2 people per household, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 13.0% of people live alone, a figure far below the Australian average.
13.0% —
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 4 people (24%) and 2 people (22%), with 3 people at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2016. This is a little below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
10.9% —
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tarneit (Western Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28107/tarneit/topic/family-households