2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lithgow · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lithgow
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 44% of homes in Lithgow are occupied by just one person, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its small household sizes and a high proportion of people living alone.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 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 Lithgow — lower than 86% of areas.
| Lithgow | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lithgow holds just 2.0 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This low number is driven by the fact that 43.7% of households are single-person homes.
43.7% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lithgow, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.2% of the total, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.5%.
24.2% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lithgow, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12356/lithgow/topic/family-households