2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rushes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rushes Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in Rushes Creek, accounting for 62% of all families. While many homes host families, there is also a very high number of people living on their own compared to other areas. The typical home here is slightly smaller than the state and national figures.
2.3
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- 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 Rushes Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Rushes Creek | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2346, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.1% of people live alone, which is well above the 25% seen across New South Wales and Australia. Because of this, the usual home in Rushes Creek holds 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.
34.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Rushes Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 4 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14% national average. Most families are couples, with 31.6% being couples without children.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rushes Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Rushes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13460/rushes-creek/topic/family-households