2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Toms Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Toms Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Toms Creek have shifted since 2011, with a notable rise in one-parent households. This community now sees 23.8% of families led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. While most homes are smaller than the state average, many still consist of couples with children.
2.1
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- 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 Toms Creek — lower than 81% of areas.
| Toms Creek | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Toms Creek are smaller than most areas, with typically 2.1 people per home. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
Household size
View on map →In Toms Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 4 people (27%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, a figure that is well above the 14.1% national average and among the highest for similar areas. Other family types include couples with children (71.4%) and couples without children (38.1%).
23.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Toms Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Toms Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13916/toms-creek/topic/family-households