Tilbuster · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tilbuster

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Tilbuster are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. The community is dominated by family units, with a notably low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Tilbuster, Suburb / Locality

Where Tilbuster sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Tilbuster — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tilbuster2.8
2350, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tilbuster are larger than usual, with a typical 2.8 people per household. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tilbuster, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 3 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 8.5% of the population, which is well below the national and state figures of around 14%. Other families are split between couples with children (55.3%) and couples without (36.2%).

8.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tilbuster, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Tilbuster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13882/tilbuster/topic/family-households