Lyndoch · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Lyndoch

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Lyndoch than in most similar areas, marking it as a place where larger households are the norm. Most homes are occupied by families, with a typical household size of 2.6 people.

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📍 Lyndoch, Urban Centre

Where Lyndoch sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Lyndoch — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lyndoch2.6
5351, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 18.2% of people live by themselves, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This is consistent with the fact that 41.2% of households contain two people and 15.8% contain four, keeping the average home size slightly above the South Australian figure.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▲ +14.3%

Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lyndoch, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 56.0%. One-parent families account for 11.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the South Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.

11.3% ▲ +6.5%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lyndoch, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Lyndoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415022/lyndoch/topic/family-households