3.1 —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lakemba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Lakemba
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households are common in Lakemba compared to the rest of the country. With typical homes holding 3.1 people, this area sits among the highest for household size in the region. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children and far fewer people living alone.
3.1
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- 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 Lakemba — higher than 91% of areas.
| Lakemba | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2195, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This higher density is reflected in the fact that only 19.5% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
19.5% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Lakemba splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 4 people (20%), with 1 person at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Lakemba are couples with children, making up 73.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.5% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lakemba, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 13%.
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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021573/lakemba/topic/family-households