2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thirlmere · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Thirlmere
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Thirlmere than in the typical Australian home, with only 22.5% of households consisting of one person. This trend makes the area stand out compared to national figures and highlights a community where most people live in larger groups.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Thirlmere — higher than 71% of areas.
| Thirlmere | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2572, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Thirlmere holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While two-person households are the most common at 35.2%, the proportion of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
22.5% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thirlmere, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 56%. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
14.5% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thirlmere, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Thirlmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13863/thirlmere/topic/family-households