Laang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Laang

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Laang, where 63.6% of families fall into this category. While families are common, there is also a notably high number of people living on their own compared to other areas.

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Where Laang 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 Laang — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Laang2.4
3265, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.1% of people in Laang live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home has 2.4 people, a result that is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.1% ▲ +35.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Laang, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.2% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples without children, who account for 30.7% of families in the area.

10.2% ▲ +110.2%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Laang, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Laang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21418/laang/topic/family-households