2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Duncans Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Duncans Creek have remained steady, with a strong majority of homes now consisting of couples with children. Most households here are similar to the national average in size, though there are notably more single-parent families than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Duncans Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
| Duncans Creek | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Duncans Creek has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Around 22.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
22.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Duncans Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (22%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 17.0% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
17.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Duncans Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Duncans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11314/duncans-creek/topic/family-households