Browns Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Browns Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67% of families in Browns Creek, the largest household group in the area. This creates a family-focused community where homes are generally larger than in most other areas. The typical home here holds nearly three people.

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📍 Browns Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Browns Creek sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Browns Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Browns Creek2.8
2799, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Browns Creek holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This larger home size is reflected in the fact that only 21.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Browns Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children are very common here, while one-parent families are entirely absent. At 0%, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Browns Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Browns Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10607/browns-creek/topic/family-households