Tuncurry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Tuncurry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Tuncurry, where 40.6% of people live alone. This is far above the national figure and means the area has some of the lowest home occupancy rates in the region.

Open map →
📍 Tuncurry, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tuncurry sits — Average household size

1.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Tuncurry — lower than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tuncurry1.9
2428, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds just 1.9 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This low number is driven by the fact that 40.6% of residents live alone, a proportion that has risen slightly since 2011.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.6% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 38.7%
  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 40.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

Tuncurry splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (40%), with 3 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types are common, with 48.9% of families being couples without children.

17.8% ▼ -1.5%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Tuncurry, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Tuncurry

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011154/tuncurry/topic/family-households