Tuggerawong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tuggerawong

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Tuggerawong than in most similar areas, with nearly 28% of households consisting of just one person. While family life is common, the suburb's overall housing patterns reflect a mix of single residents and larger family groups.

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📍 Tuggerawong, Suburb / Locality

Where Tuggerawong sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Tuggerawong — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tuggerawong2.5
2259, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Tuggerawong has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 27.7% of households are single-person homes—a rate slightly above the New South Wales average—the most common household size is two people at 32.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.7% ▼ -6.2%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.5%
  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tuggerawong, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 57.7%. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.

13.9% ▼ -26.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tuggerawong, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Tuggerawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13969/tuggerawong/topic/family-households