New Lambton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in New Lambton

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in New Lambton than in most similar areas. This creates a mixed domestic landscape where nearly 30% of households are single-person, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 New Lambton, Suburb / Locality

Where New Lambton sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 New Lambton — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
New Lambton2.4
2305, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.8% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 31% of all households.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.5%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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New Lambton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.3% of the community, a little above the Australian average. Most families are couples with children, who account for 59.8% of the total.

15.3% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In New Lambton, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 New Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12951/new-lambton/topic/family-households