1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Billys Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all homes in Billys Creek are occupied by people living alone, a rate far higher than the national figure. This makes the area stand out among similar places for its small household sizes. Most dwellings house only one or two people, with very few larger family groups.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Billys Creek — lower than 89% of areas.
| Billys Creek | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 2453, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Billys Creek has just 1.9 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the fact that 50% of residents live alone, a proportion far above the Australian average of 25.6%.
1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Billys Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent are completely absent here, a figure far below both the state and national rates of around 14%. Instead, most families are couples, with 51.1% having children and 36.2% without.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Billys Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Billys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10355/billys-creek/topic/family-households