2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thirroul · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Thirroul
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly two-thirds of families in Thirroul are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family living. This focus on families is reflected in the local housing, where homes are typically larger than in most other areas.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Thirroul — higher than 71% of areas.
| Thirroul | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2515, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Thirroul hold two people, while 21.1% are single-person households. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, and the typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most other areas.
21.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thirroul, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.2% of families here, while 26.8% are couples without children. Single-parent families account for 8.5%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
8.5% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thirroul, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Thirroul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13864/thirroul/topic/family-households