Pearces Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pearces Creek

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.

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📍 Pearces Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Pearces Creek sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Pearces Creek — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pearces Creek2.9
2477, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

4.5%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pearces Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pearces Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without 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 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