2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lewisham
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes have become the norm in Lewisham, where only 2.2 people typically live in each home. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a community where many adults live alone or as couples without children.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Lewisham — lower than 76% of areas.
| Lewisham | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2049, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.8% of people here live alone, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This contributes to the smaller typical household size, with two-person homes being the most common at 37.7%.
30.8% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lewisham, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.5% of families, while those without children account for 36.2%. One-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, which is well below the national and state figures.
10.7% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lewisham, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12322/lewisham/topic/family-households