2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bobs Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few people live alone in Bobs Creek, making it an area where most residents share their homes. The typical household has 2.9 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families and multi-person homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bobs Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
| Bobs Creek | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2439, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than the national figure, with 54.5% of households containing two people and 12.1% holding six or more. Notably, no one lives alone, which is far below the 25.6% national average.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bobs Creek, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 4 people is next at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 32.6% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children and those without children also make up a large share, at 35.8% and 34.7% respectively.
32.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Bobs Creek splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (35%) and Couples without children (34%), with One-parent families at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bobs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10427/bobs-creek/topic/family-households