Towrang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Towrang

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Towrang than across the rest of the state. This area is defined by a strong presence of family groups, with more than half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Towrang, Suburb / Locality

Where Towrang sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +12.5%
  • 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 Towrang — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Towrang2.7
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Towrang holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 19.3% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% ▼ -16.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Towrang, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.1% of families here. One-parent families account for only 8.3%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

8.3% ▲ +36.6%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Towrang, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Towrang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13948/towrang/topic/family-households