Tomki · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tomki

How families and households are made up across the area.

A significantly higher share of people live alone in Tomki than in the rest of the country. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, though the area also sees a higher rate of single-person households compared to most similar places.

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📍 Tomki, Suburb / Locality

Where Tomki sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Tomki — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tomki2.7
2470, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.7 people, a slightly higher number than the national figure of 2.5.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tomki splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 3 people (32%), with 2 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 65.7%. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 14.1%.

14.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tomki, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 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 Tomki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13915/tomki/topic/family-households