Lidsdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lidsdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Lidsdale compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where most households are larger than the national figure, with a typical home holding 2.9 people.

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Where Lidsdale sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Lidsdale — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lidsdale2.9
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to 2.6 in New South Wales. This is reflected in the fact that only 14.8% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▼ -31.6%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lidsdale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Lidsdale are couples with children, making up 66.3% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

12.8% ▲ +105.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lidsdale, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Lidsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12327/lidsdale/topic/family-households