3.3 —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dry Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Some of the largest households in the region are found in Dry Creek, where people per home is well above the national figure. This is a place where family life is central, with nearly 69% of households consisting of couples with children.
3.3
—
- 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 Dry Creek — higher than 91% of areas.
| Dry Creek | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2337, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Dry Creek are much more crowded than usual, with 3.3 people per household. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Dry Creek, the largest group is 3 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 8.9% of the total. This is well below both the state and national figures of around 14%.
8.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dry Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11297/dry-creek/topic/family-households