Liverpool Plains · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Liverpool Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Liverpool Plains than they were a decade ago. The area now sees 30.8% of households consisting of just one person, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend where the typical home size has slightly decreased over time.

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📍 Liverpool Plains, Council (LGA)

Where Liverpool Plains sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Liverpool Plains — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Liverpool Plains2.3
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes have risen to 30.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, slightly below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8% ▲ +9.0%

Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.2%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Liverpool Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.4% of the area, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.

17.4% ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Liverpool Plains, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Liverpool Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14920/liverpool-plains/topic/family-households