2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ruby Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ruby Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all families in Ruby Creek are couples without children. This small community sees very few single-parent households compared to the rest of the country, while most homes are occupied by one or two people.
2.4
—
- 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 Ruby Creek — lower than 57% of areas.
| Ruby Creek | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4380 crosses QLD/NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Ruby Creek houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 25% of the population live alone, a rate that mirrors the state and national averages.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ruby Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Only 7.1% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Most families here are couples, with 41.1% having children and 50% without.
7.1% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ruby Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 42%.
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 Ruby Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13451/ruby-creek/topic/family-households