2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lithgow Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Lithgow Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Lithgow Surrounds than in most similar areas. While typical homes hold about 2.4 people, there is a growing trend of single-person households. Over half of all families in the area are couples with children.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lithgow Surrounds — lower than 64% of areas.
| Lithgow Surrounds | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.4% of people here live alone, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.4 people, which is about the same as across New South Wales.
27.4% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lithgow Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52% of families, while 33% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.2% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
14.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lithgow Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Lithgow Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031071/lithgow-surrounds/topic/family-households