2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lakelands
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Lakelands are couples with children, making it a strong hub for parents. This reflects a broader trend of larger homes and fewer people living alone compared to other parts of the state.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 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 Lakelands — higher than 76% of areas.
| Lakelands | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6180, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
18.1% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lakelands, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.4% of the area, which is well above both the state (13.5%) and national (14.1%) figures. Most families are couples with children, who account for 60.3% of the total.
17.4% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lakelands, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50828/lakelands/topic/family-households