Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lambs Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Lambs Valley compared to most other areas, meaning a higher proportion of the community shares their homes. The area is mostly made up of couples and families, with the typical home holding 2.4 people.

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📍 Lambs Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Lambs Valley sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Lambs Valley — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lambs Valley2.4
2370, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Very few people live alone here, at just 11.4%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.4%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lambs Valley, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 4 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 43.1%, followed closely by couples with children at 40.0%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

12.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Lambs Valley splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12271/lambs-valley/topic/family-households