2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Doubtful Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Doubtful Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Doubtful Creek have remained steady over the last decade. The area is mostly made up of families, with nearly half of all homes including couples with children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Doubtful Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Doubtful Creek | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Around 24.6% of households are people living alone, a rate that matches the New South Wales average.
24.6% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Doubtful Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.7% of the community, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children, who account for 47% of households.
15.7% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Doubtful Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Doubtful Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11284/doubtful-creek/topic/family-households