2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blakney Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blakney Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Blakney Creek are couples with children. This creates a mix of home types, where large family houses sit alongside a very high number of people living on their own.
2.6
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- 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 Blakney Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Blakney Creek | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2581, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.3% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.6 people, matching the state average.
32.3% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blakney Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than in most similar areas.
17.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blakney Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Blakney Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10403/blakney-creek/topic/family-households