Lake Tyers Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Lake Tyers Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller households are common in Lake Tyers Beach (L), where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure, and a significant number of residents live on their own.

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📍 Lake Tyers Beach, Urban Centre

Where Lake Tyers Beach sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Lake Tyers Beach — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Tyers Beach2.2
3909, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.9% of people live alone, which is well above the Victorian and national figures, though this has fallen since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.2% of all homes.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.9% ▼ -19.6%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 38.5%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 30.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lake Tyers Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 43.4%, while one-parent families account for 15.0%. This last figure is a little above the state average and has risen since 2011.

15.0% ▲ +37.0%

Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Lake Tyers Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Lake Tyers Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221040/lake-tyers-beach/topic/family-households