Tallwoods Village · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tallwoods Village

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Tallwoods Village than in most other areas, with only 19.1% of households being single-person homes. This trend is part of a broader shift toward larger households, as the number of people living alone has dropped by 14 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Tallwoods Village, Urban Centre

Where Tallwoods Village 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 Tallwoods Village — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tallwoods Village2.2
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in the area house two people (58.2%), and the typical household size is 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, though the number of people per home has edged up slightly since 2011.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▼ -41.8%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tallwoods Village, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.2%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, falling to 9.0% in 2021—a drop of 21 percentage points since 2011 and well below the same figure for Australia.

9.0% ▼ -70.3%

Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tallwoods Village, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 33%.

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 Tallwoods Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121106/tallwoods-village/topic/family-households