Deep Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Deep Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-person homes defines the recent trend for Deep Creek, where 28.6% of households are people living alone. This figure is well above the national average and shapes the local living patterns. Most households here are small, with a typical home housing 2.5 people.

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📍 Deep Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Deep Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Deep Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Deep Creek2.5
2440, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is more common here than in most other areas, with 28.6% of people in single-person households. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Deep Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.3% of families in Deep Creek. One-parent families account for 9.5% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

9.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Deep Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Deep Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11231/deep-creek/topic/family-households