Tumut Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Tumut Surrounds

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Tumut Surrounds than in most similar areas. This region has a balanced mix of household types, though it has a notably lower rate of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Tumut Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tumut Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Tumut Surrounds — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tumut Surrounds2.4
2720, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While two-person homes are the most common at 39.2%, those living alone make up 27.3% of the area, which is a little above the national figure.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3% ▼ -1.4%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tumut Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 54.6%. One-parent families account for 10.6% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales average, despite this figure rising slightly since 2011.

10.6% ▲ +10.1%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tumut Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Tumut Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021262/tumut-surrounds/topic/family-households