Lane Cove North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lane Cove North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher proportions of single-person homes than most similar areas define Lane Cove North. This is a place where 31.8% of people live alone, contributing to a typical home size of just 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Lane Cove North, Suburb / Locality

Where Lane Cove North sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Lane Cove North — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lane Cove North2.3
2066, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 31.8% of households consisting of one person—well above the 25.6% national average. Two-person homes are also frequent at 32.9%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▲ +9.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lane Cove North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children (60.8%), while one-parent families make up 9.3% of the total. This last figure is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

9.3% ▼ -15.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lane Cove North, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12276/lane-cove-north/topic/family-households