3.5 —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lah · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Lah holds far more people than most similar areas. With an average of 3.5 people per household, this is well above the national figure of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lah — higher than 95% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.5 people per household. This is well above the typical Victorian and Australian figure of 2.5 people.
3.5 —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Lah, 4 people is the majority at 56%; 6 or more is next at 44%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 83.3% of the total. In contrast, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lah, Couples with children is the majority at 88%; Couples without children is next at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21425/lah/topic/family-households