Fortis Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fortis Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few children live in Fortis Creek, where the family structure is now almost entirely made up of couples without kids. This shift has left the area with a much smaller typical household size than the rest of the country.

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📍 Fortis Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Fortis Creek sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Fortis Creek — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fortis Creek2.0
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Fortis Creek typically hold only 2.0 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 and the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Fortis Creek, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 56.0% of the area, while there are no one-parent families. This 0.0% figure is far below the 14.1% national average.

Family composition

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In Fortis Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Fortis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11554/fortis-creek/topic/family-households