2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tamworth - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Tamworth - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
A huge gap exists between Tamworth - West and the rest of the country, with one-parent families making up 31.5% of the total. This figure is far above the national average and marks the area's most distinct family characteristic. Most homes here are larger than those in other similar areas, typically housing 2.7 people.
2.7
→ 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 Tamworth - West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Tamworth - West | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.1% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. While this is a little below the New South Wales average, the most common household size in the area consists of two people (31%).
23.1% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tamworth - West, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are among the most common at this level, sitting far above the New South Wales figure by 18 percentage points. While this has fallen slightly since 2011, these families still represent nearly a third of all households.
31.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tamworth - West, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (32%) and Couples without children (20%).
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 Tamworth - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041204/tamworth-west/topic/family-households