Tomboye · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tomboye

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 1.7 people live in the typical home in Tomboye, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a very small-scale residential pattern where many people live alone or in couples without children.

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📍 Tomboye, Suburb / Locality

Where Tomboye sits — Average household size

1.7
  • 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 Tomboye — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tomboye1.7
2622, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost 29% of people here live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. Nearly half of all households consist of just two people, which helps explain why the number of people per home is among the lowest in the region.

1.7

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tomboye, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 1 person is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples without children, who make up 91.7% of families. There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

Family composition

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In Tomboye, Couples without children is the majority at 88%; Other families is next at 12%.

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 Tomboye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13911/tomboye/topic/family-households