Tumut - Tumbarumba · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Tumut - Tumbarumba

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.

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📍 Tumut - Tumbarumba, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Tumut - Tumbarumba sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Tumut - Tumbarumba — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tumut - Tumbarumba2.4
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tumut - Tumbarumba, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tumut - Tumbarumba, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 - Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11302/tumut-tumbarumba/topic/family-households