Duck Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Duck Creek

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.

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📍 Duck Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Duck Creek sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Duck Creek — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Duck Creek2.3
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Duck Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (30%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Duck Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (26%) and Other families (24%).

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 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