Eden Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eden Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 38% of people in Eden Creek live alone, a figure far above the national average. This creates a small-scale residential feel where homes are typically smaller than in other parts of the state.

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📍 Eden Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Eden Creek sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -16.7%
  • 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 Eden Creek — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eden Creek2.0
2474, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 37.9% of people living alone, the typical home in Eden Creek has just 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 46.6% of the area.

2.0 ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.9% ▲ +55.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 37.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Eden Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.0% of the local total, which is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. More than half of all families are couples without children.

20.0% ▲ +74.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eden Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Eden Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11379/eden-creek/topic/family-households