2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tumbarumba · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-person homes and one-parent families shapes daily life in Tumbarumba. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, nearly a third of all households consist of just one person. This layout reflects a community with a significant number of residents living independently.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tumbarumba — lower than 57% of areas.
| Tumbarumba | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2653, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 30.2% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 39.8% holding two people and 30.2% holding one, though the average number of people per home has risen slightly since 2011.
2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tumbarumba, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.7% of the area, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children account for 44.1% of families.
18.7% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tumbarumba, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115141/tumbarumba/topic/family-households