2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tumut - Tumbarumba · Sub-region (SA3)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Tumut - Tumbarumba live alone, a figure well above the national average. This creates a mix of household types where single-person homes and couples with children are both common. While the typical household size has stayed steady since 2011, there are more single-parent families than there were a decade ago.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Tumut - Tumbarumba — lower than 71% of areas.
| Tumut - Tumbarumba | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 29.4% of residents live by themselves, which is much higher than the 25.6% seen across Australia. However, the typical home still holds 2.4 people, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.4% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tumut - Tumbarumba, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of the families here are couples with children, though one-parent families now make up 14.7% of the total. This is a rise of 1.9 percentage points since 2011 and is higher than most other areas.
14.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tumut - Tumbarumba, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tumut - Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11302/tumut-tumbarumba/topic/family-households