Martins Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Martins Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Martins Creek are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. Most homes house two or more people, with a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Martins Creek sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Martins Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Martins Creek2.6
2420, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 40.5%, and 24.8% of people live alone. This lone-person rate is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.8% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Martins Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.1% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average of 14%. Couples with children form the largest group at 55.4%.

15.1% ▲ +5.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Martins Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Martins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12521/martins-creek/topic/family-households