Tighes Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tighes Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

More one-parent families live in Tighes Hill than in most similar areas. This is a community where over half of all families are couples with children, though the typical home contains about 2.4 people.

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📍 Tighes Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Tighes Hill sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Tighes Hill — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tighes Hill2.4
2297, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual household has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.7%, while 23.4% of residents live alone.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▼ -25.2%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.3%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tighes Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.1%.

16.5% ▼ -19.2%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tighes Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13880/tighes-hill/topic/family-households