Theresa Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Theresa Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Theresa Creek are occupied by people living alone, reflecting a trend toward smaller households. This makes the area quite different from the state average, with 46.4% of homes housing only one person.

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📍 Theresa Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Theresa Creek sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Theresa Creek — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Theresa Creek2.3
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 46.4% of people here live alone, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

46.4%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 46.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Theresa Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 5 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.5% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Over half of all families here are couples with children, while 35.1% are couples without children.

17.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Theresa Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Theresa Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13860/theresa-creek/topic/family-households