Burrell Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burrell Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home than most similar areas makes Burrell Creek a place of smaller households. Most dwellings here house just two people, and there are far fewer one-person households than the national average.

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📍 Burrell Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Burrell Creek sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Burrell Creek — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burrell Creek2.2
2429, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Only 19.1% of people live alone, a result well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▲ +50.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burrell Creek, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 45.1%, followed closely by couples with children at 41.0%. Only 8.1% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.1% ▼ -35.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Burrell Creek splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Burrell Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10706/burrell-creek/topic/family-households