Tanilba Bay · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tanilba Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home has become the norm in Tanilba Bay since 2011. The area now sees 2.4 people per dwelling, while the number of people living alone has climbed to 26.4%.

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📍 Tanilba Bay, Urban Centre

Where Tanilba Bay sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tanilba Bay — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tanilba Bay2.4
2319, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

While the typical home size is about the same as the national figure, 40.9% of households here consist of two people. This is the most common arrangement, though the proportion of people living alone has risen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▲ +15.7%

Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tanilba Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a higher share than in most similar areas, even though the figure fell 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

18.4% ▼ -16.5%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tanilba Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Tanilba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115131/tanilba-bay/topic/family-households