Tumut · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Tumut

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Tumut than in most other areas, with nearly 32% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the national figure and reflects a local trend toward smaller living arrangements. As a result, the typical home here holds fewer people than those in the rest of the state.

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📍 Tumut, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tumut sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Tumut — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tumut2.3
2720, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tumut holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. This smaller household size is driven by a high number of single-person homes, which now make up 31.8% of all households.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▲ +9.3%

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

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tumut splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011. About half of all families here are couples with children, while 30.4% are couples without children.

18.2% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tumut, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Tumut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021261/tumut/topic/family-households