Lavington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Lavington

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of solo living than most similar areas define Lavington, where 35.9% of households consist of just one person. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Lavington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Lavington sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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
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  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lavington — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lavington2.2
2641, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 2.2 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This low number is linked to the fact that 35.9% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is far above the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.9% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.9%
  • 2016: 35.2%
  • 2021: 35.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lavington splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.3% of the total, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a slight increase from 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 47.6%.

22.3% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 22.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lavington, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Lavington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011176/lavington/topic/family-households