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Tarneit - Central

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In Tarneit - Central, 57.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 47.0% in Wyndham Vale (North).

Tarneit - Central'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 - Central'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 - Central - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Wyndham Vale (North) %Number%Wyndham Vale (North) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,61157.447.04,03958.3--+572
Couples without children1,20215.020.41,19717.3100.0+5
One parent families6958.712.069110.0--+4
Other families1211.51.3480.7--+73
Group household2373.04.11111.6--+126
Lone person7589.49.05768.3--+182
Other not classifiable household3864.85.92653.8--+121
Visitor only households200.20.430.0--+17
Total households8,030100.0100.06,930100.0100.0+1,100
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 - Central in 2021 compared to Wyndham Vale (North) shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 57.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 47.0% and 12.0% respectively for Wyndham Vale (North).

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 9.4% compared to 9.0% in Wyndham Vale (North) while the proportion of couples without children was 15.0% compared to 20.4% in Wyndham Vale (North).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tarneit - Central increased by 1,100 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+572 households)
  • Lone person (+182 households)
  • Group household (+126 households)
  • Other families (+73 households)

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