Louth · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Louth

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.

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📍 Louth, Suburb / Locality

Where Louth sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Louth — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Louth2.5
2840, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Louth, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 5 people is next at 20%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Louth, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 38%.

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 Louth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12403/louth/topic/family-households