Tingha · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tingha

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in Tingha than in the rest of the state. This standout gap is part of a broader shift toward different living arrangements, with more people now living alone than a decade ago.

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📍 Tingha, Urban Centre

Where Tingha sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tingha — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tingha2.4
2369, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.5% of homes are occupied by just one person, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 11 points since 2011. Most households contain either one or two people, while the typical home holds 2.4 people.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5% ▲ +48.5%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.6%
  • 2016: 38.4%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tingha splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 32.9% of the total, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family in similar areas and has risen 13 points since 2011.

32.9% ▲ +66.7%

Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Tingha splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (33%), with Couples without children at 28%.

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 Tingha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122132/tingha/topic/family-households