Terramungamine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Terramungamine

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Terramungamine, where 2.8 people typically share a home. This is much higher than in most other similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.

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📍 Terramungamine, Suburb / Locality

Where Terramungamine sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Terramungamine — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Terramungamine2.8
2830, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.3% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes here are larger than usual, with 32.7% of households containing two people and 22.4% containing four.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.3% ▲ +17.9%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Terramungamine, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up the majority of the area at 69.1%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 8.0%, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

8.0% ▲ +3.7%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Terramungamine, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Terramungamine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13816/terramungamine/topic/family-households