Upsalls Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upsalls Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Upsalls Creek are couples with children, making them the most common household type. While the typical number of people per home is 2.5, there is a notable number of people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Upsalls Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Upsalls Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Upsalls Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upsalls Creek2.5
2439, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.2% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home has 2.5 people, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.2%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 30.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upsalls Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 30%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.3% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.3%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upsalls Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Upsalls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14067/upsalls-creek/topic/family-households