2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lane Cove · State Electorate
Family & Households in Lane Cove
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in one-parent families to just 9.3% marks a major shift in Lane Cove. This figure is now well below the national and state levels, reflecting a changing family landscape. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with those raising children making up the largest group.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Lane Cove — lower than 57% of areas.
| Lane Cove | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Lane Cove holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 26.9% of residents live alone, a rate slightly above the Australian average that has barely changed since 2011.
26.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lane Cove, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.2% of families, while those without children account for 26.5%. The proportion of one-parent families is among the lowest for similar areas, falling 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -50.2%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lane Cove, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10044/lane-cove/topic/family-households