Tewinga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tewinga

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Tewinga are run by people living alone, creating a distinct social mix for the area. While many homes are small, there is also a strong presence of larger families, with nearly half of all family homes including children.

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📍 Tewinga, Suburb / Locality

Where Tewinga sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -17.9%
  • 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 Tewinga — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tewinga2.3
2449, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tewinga holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. A striking 33.3% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.3 ▼ -17.9%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▲ +179.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tewinga splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (25%), with 4 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.1% of families here, while couples without children account for 41.8%. In a sharp contrast to the rest of the country, there are no one-parent families in the area.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tewinga, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.

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 Tewinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13823/tewinga/topic/family-households