3.1 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lakemba · State Electorate
Family & Households in Lakemba
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a defining feature of Lakemba, where the number of people per household is among the highest for similar areas. This is a place where large family units are common and few people live alone. The typical home here is busier than the national average, reflecting a strong trend toward larger living arrangements.
3.1
▲ +19.2%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lakemba — higher than 95% of areas.
| Lakemba | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 3.1 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5 and has risen since 2011. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 21.4%, which is well below the New South Wales average.
21.4% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Lakemba splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 1 person (21%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 68.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 15.8%. This last group is a little above the national figure and has risen 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
15.8% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lakemba, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; One-parent families is next at 16%.
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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10043/lakemba/topic/family-households