Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lambs Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Lambs Valley than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Lambs Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Lambs Valley sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lambs Valley3.0
2335, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is uncommon here, with only 13.3% of households consisting of one person, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25.0%. Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 37.2% of the total.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.3% ▲ +27.4%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lambs Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (16%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.9%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.9% ▲ +7.2%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lambs Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12272/lambs-valley/topic/family-households