2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lacmalac · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lacmalac
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 2.4% of families are led by a single parent in Lacmalac, a figure far below the national average. This is a place where most homes are occupied by couples, with very few people living on their own compared to other areas.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lacmalac — higher than 57% of areas.
| Lacmalac | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2720, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 17.6% of people live alone, a rate well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.6% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lacmalac, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.3%, while couples without children account for 32.3%. The proportion of one-parent families is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
2.4% ▲ —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lacmalac, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Lacmalac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12239/lacmalac/topic/family-households