2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moruya - Tuross Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Moruya - Tuross Head
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live on their own in Moruya - Tuross Head, a figure well above the national average. This trend contributes to smaller household sizes across the area. Most homes are occupied by just one or two people, making it a place where single-person living is much more common than in other similar regions.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moruya - Tuross Head — lower than 86% of areas.
| Moruya - Tuross Head | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is driven by the 30.5% of residents living alone, a proportion that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.
30.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moruya - Tuross Head, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 45.7%, while couples with children account for 39.8%. One-parent families make up 13.4% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
13.4% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moruya - Tuross Head, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Moruya - Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041026/moruya-tuross-head/topic/family-households