Talofa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Talofa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Talofa compared to the rest of the country. While the national figure for single-person households is 25.6%, only 12.1% of homes here have just one resident. This makes it a place where most people live in shared spaces or family groups.

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📍 Talofa, Suburb / Locality

Where Talofa sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Talofa — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Talofa2.6
2481, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Talofa typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Most households consist of two or three people, while only 12.1% are single-person homes.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1% —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Talofa splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 3 people (38%), with 1 person at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of families here, with 44.6% having children and 43.2% without. One-parent families account for 12.2% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

12.2% —

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Talofa splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Talofa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13755/talofa/topic/family-households