2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Lilydale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift towards larger family units has been seen in North Lilydale since 2011. The area is now dominated by couples, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the state. Most homes here are occupied by two or more people, creating a strong family feel across the suburb.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Lilydale — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in North Lilydale holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. Only 15.6% of households are people living alone, a figure that is far below the state average of 29.0%.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
15.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In North Lilydale, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 48.4% being without children and 46.8% with children. Only 6.5% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% national average.
6.5% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
North Lilydale splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (46%), with One-parent families at 6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in North Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60460/north-lilydale/topic/family-households