2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lamington · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has defined Lamington over the last decade. This area is now mostly made up of small households, with 32.4% of people living alone and the typical home holding just 2.1 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lamington — lower than 81% of areas.
| Lamington | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most other areas, with 32.4% of households being single-person homes. This helps explain why the typical household size is only 2.1 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.
2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Lamington, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 67.2%, while one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lamington, Couples without children is the majority at 77%; Couples with children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31628/lamington/topic/family-households