Langley Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Langley Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift towards more single-parent homes is the main story for Langley Vale, where one-parent families are now much more common than in most similar areas. While the typical home size remains steady, about 21.7% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Langley Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Langley Vale sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Langley Vale — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Langley Vale2.5
2426, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Langley Vale house two people, though 22.9% of residents live alone. With 2.5 people per home, the area is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Langley Vale, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 21.7% of the total, a figure well above both the state and national averages. These sit alongside couples with children, who make up 55.1% of all families.

21.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Langley Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Langley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12278/langley-vale/topic/family-households