2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tenterfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Tenterfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all households in Tenterfield are made up of people living alone, which is far above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011 and contributes to a small typical household size for the area. Most homes here house only one or two people.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Tenterfield — lower than 89% of areas.
| Tenterfield | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2372, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Tenterfield has 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. A high 35.6% of residents live alone, while 41.4% of households consist of two people.
35.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tenterfield, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 44.1%. One-parent families account for 16.5% of the total, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages.
16.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tenterfield, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021194/tenterfield/topic/family-households