Lemon Tree · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lemon Tree

How families and households are made up across the area.

A growing number of people now live alone in Lemon Tree, where 30.4% of households are single-person homes. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%. While many homes are small, there is also a strong presence of larger family groups, with 26.1% of households containing four people.

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📍 Lemon Tree, Suburb / Locality

Where Lemon Tree sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Lemon Tree — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lemon Tree2.7
2259, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Lemon Tree holds 2.7 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6. However, 30.4% of residents live alone, a rate that is well above the state average.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Lemon Tree splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 4 people (29%), with 2 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.8% of the local total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 67.3% having children.

5.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lemon Tree, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Lemon Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12308/lemon-tree/topic/family-households