3.0 —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lidcombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Lidcombe
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the typical living arrangement in Lidcombe, which is much higher than most other areas. This reflects a community where large households are common and very few people live by themselves. Overall, families with children make up the majority of the local population.
3.0
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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 Lidcombe — higher than 89% of areas.
| Lidcombe | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2141, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While this has risen slightly since 2016, the area remains crowded, with 28.6% of homes holding two people and 21.7% holding three.
15.8% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lidcombe, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.5%. This share of single-parent homes is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed over the last five years.
12.5% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lidcombe, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011586/lidcombe/topic/family-households