2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Lara
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Lara than in the typical Victorian home, with only 20.6% of households consisting of one person. This shift away from single-occupancy living contributes to larger households across the area. It is a place where families and multi-person homes are the norm.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Lara — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.7 people per home, households here are larger than in most areas, though this figure has edged down since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.6% of all dwellings.
20.6% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.3%, while one-parent families account for 12.9%. This last figure is about the same as the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.9% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lara, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021043/lara/topic/family-households