2.5 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lowesdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lowesdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Living arrangements in Lowesdale have remained largely stable over the last decade. The area is dominated by families, with 86.2% of households being couples with children. This creates a community where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -16.7%
- 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 Lowesdale — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lowesdale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2646, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lowesdale holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 20.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 25%.
20.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lowesdale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 1 person (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up just 4.6% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
4.6% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lowesdale, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 14%.
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 Lowesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12423/lowesdale/topic/family-households