Tallangatta · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tallangatta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children are the most common family type in Tallangatta, making up 46.6% of all families. The area has a notable number of people living alone, which contributes to smaller overall household sizes compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Tallangatta, Urban Centre

Where Tallangatta sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Tallangatta — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tallangatta2.2
3700, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Consequently, the typical home in Tallangatta holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.5% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 34.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tallangatta splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 13.6% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Couples without children also represent a large portion of the community at 38.9%.

13.6% ▼ -11.4%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tallangatta, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Tallangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221070/tallangatta/topic/family-households