2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lima South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lima South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger-than-usual households are common in Lima South, where most homes are occupied by couples and their children. This family-focused feel is reflected in the fact that 56.3% of families include children, and the number of single-parent homes is well below the national figure.
2.6
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- 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 South — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lima South holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While two-person households are the most common at 44%, those living alone make up 22%, a figure well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
22.0% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lima South, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.3%, while those without children account for 31.9%. Only 9.2% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lima South, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21507/lima-south/topic/family-households