Lort River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lort River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few families with single parents live in Lort River, and the local household structure has remained very stable since 2011. Most homes here are made up of couples, and the typical household is larger than the national figure.

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Where Lort River sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Lort River — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lort River2.8
6447, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.8, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the figures for Western Australia and Australia.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Lort River, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 4 people is next at 40%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 0.0% of the total, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children (64.6%) or couples without children (41.7%).

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 Lort River, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Lort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50861/lort-river/topic/family-households