2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Duck Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Duck Creek than the national figure. This rural area is characterized by smaller households and a lower rate of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Duck Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Duck Creek | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2469, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Duck Creek holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national average of 2.5.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Duck Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (30%) and 1 person (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 11.1% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children (41.7%) or couples without children (27.8%).
11.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Duck Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (26%) and Other families (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Duck Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11300/duck-creek/topic/family-households