2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lakes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Lakes Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 20.4% of the community in Lakes Creek, a figure well above the national average. Most homes are small to medium sized, with a typical household of 2.5 people. This reflects a mix of traditional family units and a growing number of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lakes Creek — lower than 57% of areas.
| Lakes Creek | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4701, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27% of people here live alone, which is a little above the national figure and an increase from 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 33.6%, while the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.5.
27.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lakes Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common group at 52.8%. The proportion of one-parent families is much higher than most areas, sitting well above the Queensland average of 15.4%.
20.4% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lakes Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Lakes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031211/lakes-creek/topic/family-households