Lilli Pilli · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lilli Pilli

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Lilli Pilli than in most similar areas, with the typical household now holding 3.2 people. This shift reflects a community dominated by larger family groups, as only 8.5% of residents live alone—a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Lilli Pilli, Suburb / Locality

Where Lilli Pilli sits — Average household size

3.2 —
  • 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 Lilli Pilli — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lilli Pilli3.2
2229, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.2 people per house compared to 2.5 across Australia. This is reflected in the fact that over half of all households contain two or four people, while those living alone are among the fewest in the region.

3.2 —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.5% —

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lilli Pilli splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is central to the area, as couples with children make up 71.8% of all families. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here at 5.5%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

5.5% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lilli Pilli, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 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 Lilli Pilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12331/lilli-pilli/topic/family-households