Brushy Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brushy Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families set Brushy Creek apart from the rest of the country. Most homes here are centered around couples with children, creating a family-focused environment where typical households are slightly larger than the national figure.

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📍 Brushy Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Brushy Creek sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Brushy Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brushy Creek2.6
2365, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Brushy Creek typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Brushy Creek, 1 person is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the most common, making up 55.6% of the area. In a stark contrast to the state and national figures of around 14%, there are no one-parent families here.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brushy Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Brushy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10620/brushy-creek/topic/family-households