2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lambton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Lambton live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. This creates a diverse mix of living arrangements across the suburb, where small single-person households sit alongside a strong presence of families with children.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Lambton — lower than 57% of areas.
| Lambton | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2299, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lambton has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of the country. While two-person homes are the most common at 32.9%, nearly 30% of residents live by themselves, a rate much higher than in most other areas.
29.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Lambton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, who make up 57.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 16.6% of the mix, which is a little above the state and national figures and much higher than most similar areas.
16.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lambton, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12273/lambton/topic/family-households