Tinderry · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tinderry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Tinderry compared to the state and national figures. Most of these homes are family-based, with a high proportion of couples living together without children.

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📍 Tinderry, Suburb / Locality

Where Tinderry sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Tinderry — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tinderry2.2
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tinderry are smaller than usual, with 2.2 people per dwelling. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tinderry, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 41% of families here have children, while 51.3% are couples without children. Only 10.3% are one-parent families, which is well below the state and national figures of around 14%.

10.3% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tinderry, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Tinderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13890/tinderry/topic/family-households