2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Verges Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Verges Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Verges Creek have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on larger households. The area is defined by a high number of families, with 55% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Verges Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
| Verges Creek | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Verges Creek are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 14.9%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
14.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Verges Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55%, while couples without children account for 29.1%. One-parent families represent 10% of the total, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.
10.0% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Verges Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Verges Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14090/verges-creek/topic/family-households