Lamington · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lamington

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.

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📍 Lamington, Suburb / Locality

Where Lamington sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Lamington — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lamington2.1
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.4%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lamington, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 1 person is next at 32%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lamington, Couples without children is the majority at 77%; Couples with children is next at 23%.

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 Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31628/lamington/topic/family-households