Toothdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Toothdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people living alone than in most other areas makes Toothdale a place where shared households are the norm. Most homes here house two or more people, with a typical household size of 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure.

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📍 Toothdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Toothdale 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 Toothdale — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Toothdale2.7
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over half of all homes in Toothdale house two people. Only 15.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Toothdale, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.2%, which is well below the national and state figures.

9.2%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Toothdale, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 Toothdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13932/toothdale/topic/family-households