2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pearces Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 60.3% of families in Pearces Creek, making it a strong hub for family life. This is reflected in the typical home, where nearly three people live together—a figure a little above the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pearces Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
| Pearces Creek | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Almost half of all households have two people, while very few residents live alone. At just 4.5%, the rate of people living by themselves is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Pearces Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
The majority of families are couples with children, and those with one parent make up 10.3%. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
10.3% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Pearces Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pearces Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13181/pearces-creek/topic/family-households