2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households and family-led homes shape daily life in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart. Nearly 60% of families here are couples with children, creating a community where family dwellings are the norm. While the typical home holds about 2.5 people, there is a notable number of people living on their own.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 27.8% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Since 2011, this has fallen by 2.5 points, while the usual number of people per home has edged up slightly to 2.5.
27.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.0% of the area, a figure that is well below both the state and national figures. This has fallen by 2.6 points since 2011, contributing to a landscape dominated by couples with or without children.
11.0% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051028/lenah-valley-mount-stuart/topic/family-households