2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Main Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Main Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the national average marks the social landscape of Main Creek. While most homes here are small, the area stands out for its family structures. The typical household has 2.3 people, which is lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3
—
- 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 Main Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Main Creek | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2420, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Main Creek are small, with 53.3% containing just two people. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 20% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
20.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Main Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19% of the community, which is well above the New South Wales average of 14%. This is a much higher rate than most similar areas, while couples without children are the most common family type at 50%.
19.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Main 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Main Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12455/main-creek/topic/family-households