Tolland · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tolland

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Tolland are couples with children, making them the most common family type. This reflects a community where family life is central, though there is also a notable number of people living on their own.

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📍 Tolland, Suburb / Locality

Where Tolland sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Tolland — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tolland2.5
2650, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.3% of households consist of one person, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. On average, there are 2.5 people per home, which is about the same as across Australia.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.3% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tolland, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.5% of the total, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

23.5% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 23.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tolland, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (25%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Tolland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13905/tolland/topic/family-households