Thalgarrah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thalgarrah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Thalgarrah than in most other areas, at just 4.9%. This small community is mostly made up of families with children, leading to larger typical households than the national average.

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📍 Thalgarrah, Suburb / Locality

Where Thalgarrah sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +16.7%
  • 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 Thalgarrah — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thalgarrah2.8
2350, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 2.8 people per house, which is much higher than most areas. This is partly because only 21.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +16.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▼ -11.4%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Thalgarrah, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Thalgarrah are couples with children, making up 71.1% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare here at 4.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

4.9% ▼ -23.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thalgarrah, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Thalgarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13825/thalgarrah/topic/family-households