2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lalor - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Lalor - East than in most similar areas. This community is largely made up of families, with 56.4% of households being couples with children.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lalor - East — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Lalor - East holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. About 25% of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.0% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Lalor - East, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the state average of 13.3%.
18.1% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lalor - East, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lalor - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041529/lalor-east/topic/family-households