2.5 ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lawes · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lawes
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Lawes have shifted since 2011, with a notable rise in single-parent homes. These households now make up 20% of families, a figure that is well above the national average. While the typical home size remains steady, there is a higher proportion of people living alone than in most similar areas.
2.5
▼ -28.6%
- 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 Lawes — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lawes | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lawes holds 2.5 people, matching both the state and national figures. However, 27.3% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Queensland average of 24.7%.
27.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lawes, the largest group is 3 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 20% compared to 14.1% nationally. Most families in the area are couples with children, who make up 92% of the total.
20.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lawes, Couples with children is the majority at 82%; One-parent families is next at 18%.
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 Lawes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31644/lawes/topic/family-households