Lovedale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lovedale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Lovedale than in most similar areas, with only 16.4% of households consisting of one person. This makes it a place where most residents live with others, and the typical home holds about 2.7 people.

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Where Lovedale sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Lovedale — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lovedale2.7
2325, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Household sizes are higher than in most areas, with 42.7% of homes housing two people. The proportion of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▼ -6.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lovedale, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up more than half of the area at 55.1%. One-parent families account for only 7.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

7.8% ▼ -37.3%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lovedale, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Lovedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12405/lovedale/topic/family-households