Carrs Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carrs Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than one in five households in Carrs Creek are headed by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a distinct family landscape where 2.7 people typically live in each home, slightly more than the Australian average.

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Where Carrs Creek sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Carrs Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carrs Creek2.7
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 37.5% of all households. While 25% of people live alone, this is about the same as the state and national figures.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carrs Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 58.5%.

17.7% ▲ +191.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carrs Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Carrs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10833/carrs-creek/topic/family-households