2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Halls Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far lower rate of single-parent families defines the domestic life of Halls Creek compared to the rest of the state. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, the community is striking for how few people live alone. This creates a landscape where family-based living is much more common than in other parts of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Halls Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Halls Creek | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2346, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Halls Creek are more likely to be shared, with only 20.3% of people living alone. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, and two-person households are the most common at 35.9%.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.3% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Halls Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 66.4% of families having children. Notably, one-parent families make up just 2.0% of the total, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 14.0%.
2.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Halls Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11841/halls-creek/topic/family-households