3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lilli Pilli · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lilli Pilli — higher than 89% of areas.
| Lilli Pilli | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2229, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
8.5% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Lilli Pilli splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 16%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lilli Pilli, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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