2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lakelands
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 68.4% of families in Lakelands, making it a strong hub for family life. This is a place where homes are often full, with far more people per household than in most similar areas.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Lakelands — higher than 76% of areas.
| Lakelands | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2282, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that only 17.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
17.4% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lakelands, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 8.9%. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia and is also lower than in most other similar areas.
8.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lakelands, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12265/lakelands/topic/family-households