# Family & Households — Karoonda - Lameroo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Area: Karoonda - Lameroo (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

More than a third of households in Karoonda - Lameroo are made up of people living alone, which is much higher than in most other areas. This trend has grown since 2011, creating a local landscape where small households are very common. These patterns contribute to the area having fewer people per home than the national figure.

The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 34.8% of residents who live alone, a figure that has risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

Couples with children make up 53.2% of families, while one-parent families are very rare at 8.0%. This is well below both the state and national figures, and the proportion has barely changed since 2011.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average household size | 2.2 | -4.3% since 2011 |
| One-parent families | 8.0% | -6.4% since 2011 |
| People living alone | 34.8% | +11.7% since 2011 |

**Family composition** — Couples with children 53.2%, Couples without children 37.4%, One-parent families 8.0%, Other families 1.1%

**Household size** — 2 people 37.7%, 1 person 34.8%, 4 people 11.0%, 3 people 8.7%, 5 people 5.5%, 6 or more 1.7%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031161/karoonda-lameroo/topic/family-households