Turramurra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Turramurra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Turramurra have shifted over the last decade, with 68.8% of families now consisting of couples with children. This is a place where large households are the norm, far exceeding the typical home size seen in most other areas.

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Where Turramurra sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Turramurra — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Turramurra2.8
2074, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with a typical 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 17.9%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Turramurra, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 8.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

8.9% ▲ +8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Turramurra, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Turramurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13998/turramurra/topic/family-households