3.0 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lambells Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most areas define Lambells Lagoon, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a family-centric community where a small number of people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lambells Lagoon — higher than 86% of areas.
| Lambells Lagoon | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 16.9% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
3.0 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.9% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Lambells Lagoon, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 60.6%, while one-parent families account for 10.8%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%.
10.8% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lambells Lagoon, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lambells Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70155/lambells-lagoon/topic/family-households