2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight across Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than in most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton — higher than 79% of areas.
| Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2572, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 20.8% of people here live by themselves, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home is larger than usual, though this trend has barely changed since 2011.
2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.8% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of all families in the area. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state average.
14.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123031447/picton-tahmoor-buxton/topic/family-households