Toormina · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Toormina

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Toormina consist of just one person, marking a stark contrast to the national trend. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single residents and a notable number of one-parent families.

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Where Toormina 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 Toormina — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Toormina2.3
2452, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 34.7% of people living alone, this is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 25.6%. Consequently, the typical home in Toormina holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.7% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Toormina splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25% of the total, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.9%, followed by couples without children at 29.4%.

25.0% ▼ -2.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Toormina, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Toormina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13930/toormina/topic/family-households