2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Laughtondale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Laughtondale than in most similar areas, with 38.2% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a modest overall household size, while nearly half of the local families include children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laughtondale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Laughtondale | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2775, NSW | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the 38.2% of people living alone is far above the national figure of 25.6%.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Laughtondale, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 4 people (29%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.3% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 48% having children and 36% without.
9.3% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Laughtondale, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Laughtondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12290/laughtondale/topic/family-households