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In Lambton, 27.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in the City of Newcastle.

Lambton's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Lambton's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Lambton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Couples with children59827.824.857128.525.6+27
Couples without children48522.624.542721.323.5+58
One parent families27212.710.625712.811.2+15
Other families170.81.3311.51.3-14
Group household914.26.7763.86.6+15
Lone person61528.628.359629.828.1+19
Other not classifiable household542.53.1301.52.9+24
Visitor only households160.70.8130.60.9+3
Total households2,148100.0100.02,001100.0100.0+147
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Lambton in 2021 compared to the City of Newcastle shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.7% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 10.6% respectively for the City of Newcastle.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.6% compared to 28.3% in the City of Newcastle while the proportion of couples without children was 22.6% compared to 24.5% in the City of Newcastle.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Lambton increased by 147 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Lambton between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+58 households)

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