Leeville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Leeville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Leeville than in most similar areas. This is a place where families tend to live together, with 2.9 people in the typical home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Leeville, Suburb / Locality

Where Leeville sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Leeville — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Leeville2.9
2470, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often more crowded, with 9% of households containing six or more people. This helps explain why only 19.1% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% —

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Leeville, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Leeville consist of couples with children, making up 57.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.7%, which is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

12.7% —

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Leeville, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Leeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12304/leeville/topic/family-households