Lynbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lynbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are the norm in Lynbrook, where the typical household is much larger than the state average. This creates a community dominated by big families, with very few people living on their own. Three-quarters of all families here are couples with children.

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📍 Lynbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Lynbrook sits — Average household size

3.5 ▲ +2.9%
  • 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 Lynbrook — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lynbrook3.5
3975, VIC 3.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An unusually high 3.5 people live in each home, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This explains why only 9.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.5 ▲ +2.9%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.6
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.6% ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lynbrook, the largest group is 4 people at 27%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 2 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 75.4% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 10.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.6% ▲ +11.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lynbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 13%.

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 Lynbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21554/lynbrook/topic/family-households