2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Louth · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Louth than in most similar areas, making it a place where most residents share their homes. This trend is clear in the data, as only 10% of households consist of a single person.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Louth — higher than 50% of areas.
| Louth | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2840, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Louth has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Most households contain two people (56.7%), while only 10% of people live alone, a rate far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Louth, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 5 people is next at 20%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 7% of the total, which is well below the national average of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 50.9%, followed by couples with children at 35.1%.
7.0% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Louth, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Louth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12403/louth/topic/family-households