Tooloon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tooloon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a standout feature for Tooloon, which has more people living under one roof than most similar areas. This is a place where family life is central, with the vast majority of homes consisting of couples with or without children.

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📍 Tooloon, Suburb / Locality

Where Tooloon sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Tooloon — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tooloon2.8
2829, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tooloon are more crowded than in most other areas, with a typical 2.8 people per dwelling. This is slightly above the national figure of 2.5 and just over the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tooloon, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 3 people is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 85.7% having children and 39.3% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tooloon, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Tooloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13923/tooloon/topic/family-households