Turvey Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Turvey Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shifting social mix has emerged in Turvey Park, where the number of people living alone is now higher than in most similar areas. This trend is reflected in the local housing, where 28.1% of households consist of just one person.

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📍 Turvey Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Turvey Park 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 Turvey Park — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Turvey Park2.5
2650, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 34% of households have two people, those living alone make up 28.1% of the area, a figure well above the New South Wales average.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.1% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.4%
  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 28.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Turvey Park, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.1% of families, but there is a notable presence of single parents. One-parent families account for 15.5% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

15.5% ▲ +5.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Turvey Park, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Turvey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14001/turvey-park/topic/family-households