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.
Tallangatta · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tallangatta — lower than 64% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Tallangatta splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 12%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tallangatta, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (14%).
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