Leadville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Leadville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well above the national rate, 30% of people in Leadville live alone. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single-person households, though typical home sizes remain consistent with the rest of Australia.

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📍 Leadville, Suburb / Locality

Where Leadville sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +13.0%
  • 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 Leadville — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Leadville2.6
2844, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home average 2.6, which is about the same as New South Wales and Australia. While 40% of homes house two people, those living alone make up 30% of the total, a figure well above the national rate of 25.6%.

2.6 ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Leadville, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 21.8% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. Other family types include couples with children at 43.6% and couples without children at 33.6%.

21.8% ▲ +18.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Leadville, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Leadville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12299/leadville/topic/family-households