2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maules Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families set Maules Creek apart from the rest of the country, where the national figure is 14.1%. This creates a unique family landscape where almost every household is headed by a couple.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maules Creek — higher than 71% of areas.
| Maules Creek | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2382, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Maules Creek typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than in most areas. About 23.1% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average of 25%.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Maules Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (22%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life here is dominated by couples, with 65.7% having children and 34.3% without. This explains why there are no one-parent or other family types in the area, a result far below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Maules Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maules Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12536/maules-creek/topic/family-households