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Lyons (Launceston) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Lyons (Launceston)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Lyons consist of couples with children. This makes the area a strong base for families, though the typical home size is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Lyons (Launceston), State Electorate

Where Lyons (Launceston) sits — Average household size

2.4 —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyons (Launceston) — lower than 71% of areas.

Lyons (Launceston)2.4
Rest of Tas. 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are small, with two people making up 37% of households. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the figure for Tasmania.

Household size

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In Lyons (Launceston), the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).

2 people 37.0% 1 person 26.3% 3 people 16.2% 4 people 13.8% 5 people 4.5% 6 or more 2.1%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 55.4%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9% and lower than most other areas.

Family composition

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In Lyons (Launceston), Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Lyons (Launceston) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60505/lyons/topic/family-households