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In Tarneit, 56.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 52.0% in Point Cook - East.

Tarneit's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Tarneit's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Tarneit - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Point Cook - East %Number%Point Cook - East %2016 to 2021
Couples with children9,18456.152.05,57755.052.0+3,607
Couples without children2,58615.819.61,79217.721.3+794
One parent families1,4188.710.41,05410.49.2+364
Other families2531.51.0940.91.1+159
Group household5203.22.61701.72.3+350
Lone person1,5899.710.19799.78.5+610
Other not classifiable household7684.73.84404.34.4+328
Visitor only households460.30.5320.31.2+14
Total households16,364100.0100.010,138100.0100.0+6,226
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tarneit in 2021 compared to Point Cook - East shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 56.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 52.0% and 10.4% respectively for Point Cook - East.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 9.7% compared to 10.1% in Point Cook - East while the proportion of couples without children was 15.8% compared to 19.6% in Point Cook - East.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tarneit increased by 6,226 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tarneit between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+3,607 households)
  • Couples without children (+794 households)
  • Lone person (+610 households)
  • One parent families (+364 households)

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