Whiteman Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Whiteman Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live alone in Whiteman Creek, which helps explain why it has a higher number of people per home than most similar areas. With a typical household of 2.6 people, the area is largely made up of family groups rather than single-person homes.

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📍 Whiteman Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Whiteman Creek sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Whiteman Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Whiteman Creek2.6
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.5% of people live alone here, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are shared, with 41.1% of households containing two people and 25% containing three.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Whiteman Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 51.6%. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

13.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Whiteman Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Whiteman Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14294/whiteman-creek/topic/family-households