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.
Thalgarrah · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thalgarrah — higher than 76% of areas.
| Thalgarrah | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2350, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.7% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Thalgarrah, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (22%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Thalgarrah, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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