2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lane Cove · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Lane Cove
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in Lane Cove, accounting for 62.2% of all families. This is a family-focused area where most households are headed by couples, though the number of people living alone has edged up slightly over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Lane Cove — lower than 57% of areas.
| Lane Cove | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lane Cove holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While two-person homes are most common at 33.9%, those living alone now make up 27.0% of the area.
27.0% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lane Cove, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 9.0% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.
9.0% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lane Cove, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next 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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14700/lane-cove/topic/family-households