2.3 ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lyne · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Lyne
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher than usual 28.1% of people in Lyne live alone. This shift toward smaller households means the typical home now holds just 2.3 people, which is much lower than in most other areas. These trends show a community where single-person living is becoming more common.
2.3
▼ -17.9%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyne — lower than 86% of areas.
| Lyne | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most frequent at 41.4%, while those living alone have risen to 28.1% since 2011. This has pushed the typical household size down to 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
28.1% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lyne, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.7% of families, followed by couples without children at 38%. One-parent families account for 15.5%, a figure that is a little above the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
15.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lyne, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Lyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED124/lyne/topic/family-households