Tahmoor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tahmoor

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up 19.4% of households in Tahmoor, a figure well above the national average. This is a place where family units are larger and more common than in most other areas.

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📍 Tahmoor, Suburb / Locality

Where Tahmoor sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tahmoor — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tahmoor2.7
2573, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tahmoor typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While 22.7% of residents live alone, about 30.7% of households consist of two people.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.7% ▲ +2.7%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tahmoor, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The family makeup is dominated by couples with children, who make up 58.6% of the total. This is alongside a high proportion of one-parent families, which is much higher than in most other areas.

19.4% ▼ -9.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tahmoor, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13742/tahmoor/topic/family-households