2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lara · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lara
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger household sizes have become more common in Lara since 2011. The area now sees fewer people living alone than most other parts of the country, with a strong focus on family living.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Lara — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Lara hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 20.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
20.7% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.6%. One-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.
13.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lara, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21469/lara/topic/family-households