Temora · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Temora

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small own-home sizes define daily life in Temora, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than most areas, and a high number of residents living alone shapes the local landscape.

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Where Temora sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Temora — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Temora2.3
2666, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.4% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.4% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.1%
  • 2016: 32.2%
  • 2021: 34.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Temora splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 48.5% of families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 16% of the total. This last figure is a little above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than in most similar areas.

16.0% ▲ +1.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Temora, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Temora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13799/temora/topic/family-households