Luddenham · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Luddenham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the typical arrangement in Luddenham (L), which is much higher than most areas. This high density of residents per dwelling suggests a community dominated by larger household groups rather than individuals living alone.

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📍 Luddenham, Urban Centre

Where Luddenham sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Luddenham — higher than 87% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Luddenham3.0
2745, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.8% of people live alone, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This is consistent with the larger-than-usual household sizes, with 33.1% of homes housing two people and 26.8% housing four.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▲ +2.2%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Luddenham, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 65.6%. While one-parent families are lower than most areas at 11.8%, this figure has risen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011.

11.8% ▲ +103.4%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Luddenham, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Luddenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122080/luddenham/topic/family-households