2.5 —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lara (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Lara (Western Victoria)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 20% of families in Lara are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This creates a distinct local landscape where one-parent homes are much more common than in most other areas. While the typical home size remains steady, there is a growing number of people living on their own.
2.5
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- 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 Lara (Western Victoria) — lower than 57% of areas.
| Lara (Western Victoria) | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. This has risen since 2016, though the typical household size remains at 2.5 people, matching both the state and national averages.
28.6% —
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Lara (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.8% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas, despite a small 1.0 point drop since 2016.
19.8% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lara (Western Victoria), Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Lara (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24308/lara/topic/family-households