Back Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Back Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share each home in Back Creek than in most other parts of the country. This small-scale living pattern defines the area, where the typical household size is significantly smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Back Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Back Creek sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Creek — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Back Creek1.8
2622, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.8 people per home, Back Creek has one of the lowest household densities of any similar area. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Back Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10127/back-creek/topic/family-households