2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lardner · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Lardner has household and family patterns that differ sharply from most similar areas. While many live in small groups, there is a very high proportion of one-parent families, which sits far above the national figure. This mix creates a unique domestic landscape for the area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lardner — lower than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with the typical home holding 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. This is reflected in the 30% of people living alone, a rate well above the national average.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Lardner, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.8% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. Other family types include couples with children at 41.7% and couples without children at 36.1%.
27.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lardner, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (26%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lardner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21470/lardner/topic/family-households