Tooraweenah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tooraweenah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of the families in Tooraweenah are couples with children, who make up 57.6% of the family groups. The area has a higher proportion of people living alone than the national average, leading to smaller overall household sizes.

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📍 Tooraweenah, Suburb / Locality

Where Tooraweenah sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Tooraweenah — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tooraweenah2.3
2817, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tooraweenah typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is partly because 29.8% of residents live alone, a rate well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▲ +27.3%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tooraweenah, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.6%, while 36.6% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.0% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tooraweenah, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Tooraweenah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13929/tooraweenah/topic/family-households