Lake Tabourie · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Lake Tabourie

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living in each home in Lake Tabourie than they were in 2011. The area is now home to a higher proportion of one-parent families, who make up 17.8% of the community. While the typical home is smaller than those in most other areas, it is often occupied by a couple or a single person.

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📍 Lake Tabourie, Urban Centre

Where Lake Tabourie sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Lake Tabourie — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Tabourie2.2
2539, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are common here, with 31.2% of people living alone—a figure well above the 25.6% national average. Most homes house just two people (40.5%), and the typical household size is 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.2% ▼ -12.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 35.4%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 31.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lake Tabourie, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This group has grown by 4.9 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children (41.4%) and couples without children (40.4%) remain the most common family types.

17.8% ▲ +38.4%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Lake Tabourie splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 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 Lake Tabourie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121064/lake-tabourie/topic/family-households