Halfway Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Halfway Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Daily life in Halfway Creek is shaped by a strong presence of families, with nearly half of all households including children. The community is larger than usual, with a typical household of 2.6 people, mirroring both the state and national figures.

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Where Halfway Creek sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +4.0%
  • 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 Halfway Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Halfway Creek2.6
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house two people (29.5%) or one person (25%), which is about the same as the national figure. While the typical household size of 2.6 is higher than in most similar areas, it matches the New South Wales average.

2.6 ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Halfway Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.9% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 49.7%.

16.9% ▲ +53.3%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Halfway Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Halfway Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11838/halfway-creek/topic/family-households