Tangambalanga · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tangambalanga

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Tangambalanga than in most similar areas. While household sizes have grown since 2011, one-parent families are now well above the national figure, making up 17.4% of the community.

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📍 Tangambalanga, Urban Centre

Where Tangambalanga sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 Tangambalanga — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tangambalanga2.5
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 28.8% of residents live alone—a figure well above the Australian average—this is 4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▼ -12.3%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.9%
  • 2016: 36.5%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tangambalanga splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.7%. One-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the Victorian average at 17.4%.

17.4% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tangambalanga, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Tangambalanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222091/tangambalanga/topic/family-households