2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lima · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lima
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families are recorded in Lima, making it a standout area for family structures. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with the typical household containing 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4
—
- 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 Lima — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.1% of people live alone, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. Over half of all homes are shared by two people, while 21.9% contain four residents.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lima, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 54.7% of the area. This is a stark contrast to the national figure, as one-parent families are far below the average at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lima, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.
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 Lima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21505/lima/topic/family-households