Luskintyre · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Luskintyre

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 71.6% of families in Luskintyre, making it a place dominated by larger family units. This focus on family life is seen in the high number of people living in each home and a very small number of people living alone.

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Where Luskintyre sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +18.5%
  • 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 Luskintyre — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Luskintyre3.2
2321, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Luskintyre are larger than usual, with 3.2 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 11.1% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.2 ▲ +18.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1% ▼ -21.4%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Luskintyre, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (31%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 5.8% of the area, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 71.6% of the total.

5.8% ▲ +26.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Luskintyre, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Luskintyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12432/luskintyre/topic/family-households