Lance Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lance Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge gap exists between Lance Creek and the rest of the country in how people live, with very few single-person households. Most homes here are family-based, and the typical household is larger than the national figure. This creates a community where living alone is rare compared to the state or national average.

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Where Lance Creek sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 Lance Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lance Creek2.8
3995, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Lance Creek are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per dwelling. Only 8.3% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.9% seen across Victoria.

2.8 ▼ -12.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.3% ▲ +6.2%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lance Creek, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.2% of families here. One-parent families are much lower than most areas at just 2.5%, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

2.5% ▼ -27.5%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lance Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Lance Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21455/lance-creek/topic/family-households