Upper Horseshoe Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Horseshoe Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Upper Horseshoe Creek are couples with children, making it a key feature of the local home life. The area is sparsely populated, with a typical household consisting of 2.3 people.

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Where Upper Horseshoe 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 Upper Horseshoe Creek — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Horseshoe Creek2.3
2474, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 43.9%. Overall, the number of people per home is 2.3, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Horseshoe Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55% of families, while 37.5% are couples without children. Only 10% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

10.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Horseshoe Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Horseshoe Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14046/upper-horseshoe-creek/topic/family-households