Tullimbar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tullimbar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest group in Tullimbar, where 63.5% of families fit this description. The area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Tullimbar, Suburb / Locality

Where Tullimbar sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Tullimbar — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tullimbar2.9
2527, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.9 people per home. This is consistent with the fact that very few people live alone, at just 13.5%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5% ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tullimbar, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, who account for 63.5% of the total. One-parent families make up 12.2% of the mix, which is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

12.2% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tullimbar, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Tullimbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13976/tullimbar/topic/family-households