Teesdale · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Teesdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger than typical households define Teesdale, where an average of 3.1 people live in each home. This is a family-focused area with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the state. The community has maintained these larger household sizes consistently since 2011.

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📍 Teesdale, Urban Centre

Where Teesdale sits — Average household size

3.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Teesdale — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Teesdale3.1
3328, VIC 3.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Teesdale has a high number of people per home, sitting a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 12.3% is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.3% ▼ -16.4%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Teesdale, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 71.7%. One-parent families are well below the national figure, accounting for just 6.8% of households, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

6.8% ▼ -31.8%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Teesdale, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215082/teesdale/topic/family-households