Lyndhurst · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lyndhurst

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes shape daily life in Lyndhurst, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with few large family groups.

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📍 Lyndhurst, Suburb / Locality

Where Lyndhurst sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +15.0%
  • 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 Lyndhurst — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lyndhurst2.3
2797, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes contain two people, while 23.9% of residents live alone. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.

2.3 ▲ +15.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.9% ▼ -33.8%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.1%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lyndhurst, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.9%.

18.4% ▼ -15.7%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lyndhurst, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12435/lyndhurst/topic/family-households