2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lane Cove West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lane Cove West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 68% of families in Lane Cove West are couples with children, making it a strong stronghold for family living. This is reflected in a higher number of people per home than most areas. Most households here consist of two or more people, with very few single-person homes compared to the national average.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Lane Cove West | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2066, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 22% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
22.0% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lane Cove West, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 7.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. The vast majority of families are couples, with 68.4% raising children and 22.9% without.
7.9% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lane Cove West, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12277/lane-cove-west/topic/family-households