2.8 ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tennyson
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Tennyson are couples with children, making it a place where family life is very common. This is reflected in the larger household sizes seen across the area, with the typical home holding more people than is usual for most areas.
2.8
▼ -9.7%
- 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 Tennyson — higher than 76% of areas.
| Tennyson | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2754, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Tennyson typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with fewer people living alone, at only 17.4%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
17.4% ▲ +79.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tennyson, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.4%, while couples without children account for 31.7%. One-parent families represent 10.6% of the total, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
10.6% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tennyson, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13804/tennyson/topic/family-households