Upper Crystal Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Crystal Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Upper Crystal Creek than in the rest of the country. This area is mostly made up of families and multi-person households, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Upper Crystal Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Crystal Creek sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Upper Crystal Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Crystal Creek2.6
2484, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 19.4% of residents live by themselves, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 41.8% of all households.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4% ▼ -34.7%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Crystal Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.5% of the area, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children (54%) or couples without children (37.4%).

6.5% ▼ -48.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Crystal Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Upper Crystal Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14039/upper-crystal-creek/topic/family-households