Tipperary · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tipperary

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up 35% of households in Tipperary, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single-parent homes compared to other similar places. Overall, homes here are much smaller than usual, with far fewer people living in each house.

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📍 Tipperary, Suburb / Locality

Where Tipperary sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Tipperary — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tipperary2.0
2429, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 2.0 people per home, Tipperary has a much lower density per household than most areas. This is well below the typical figure for both New South Wales and Australia.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tipperary, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 4 people (26%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are very common here at 35%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14%. Other family types include couples with children at 55% and couples without children at 25%.

Family composition

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In Tipperary, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Couples without children (22%).

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 Tipperary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13898/tipperary/topic/family-households