Crackenback · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Crackenback

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes are a key feature of Crackenback, where the typical household holds 2.9 people. This figure is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national average of 2.5.

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Where Crackenback sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Crackenback — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crackenback2.9
2627, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Despite this, large homes are common, with 18% of households containing six or more people.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Crackenback splits fairly evenly between 1 person (26%) and 2 people (22%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 46.2%. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.

13.5%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crackenback, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Crackenback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11103/crackenback/topic/family-households