Duncans Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Duncans Creek

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.

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Where Duncans Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Duncans Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Duncans Creek2.5
2340, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.2%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Duncans Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Duncans Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 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