Slacks Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Slacks Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Slacks Creek than in most other similar areas, with 27.2% of families fitting this description. This high proportion of single-parent homes is a defining feature of the local community. Most households here are relatively small, though they remain slightly larger than the national average.

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📍 Slacks Creek, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Slacks Creek sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Slacks Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Slacks Creek2.7
4127, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Slacks Creek holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While 30% of households have two people, the number of people living alone has risen to 27.1% since 2011.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% ▲ +17.0%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Slacks Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 27.2% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples with children at 51.6% and couples without children at 19.4%.

27.2% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 27.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Slacks Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 27%.

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 Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061333/slacks-creek/topic/family-households