Toolijooa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Toolijooa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 58.1% of the households in Toolijooa, the most common family type in the area. This focus on family life is reflected in the typical home size, which is larger than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Toolijooa, Suburb / Locality

Where Toolijooa 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 Toolijooa — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Toolijooa2.7
2534, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. About 23.1% of residents live alone, a rate a little below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Toolijooa, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.

4.7%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Toolijooa, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Toolijooa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13921/toolijooa/topic/family-households