Arthurs Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Arthurs Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.2% of families in Arthurs Creek, the biggest household group in the area. This community has much larger homes than most other areas, with a typical house holding nearly three people.

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📍 Arthurs Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Arthurs Creek sits — Average household size

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 Arthurs Creek — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Arthurs Creek2.9
3099, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 2.9 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone (12.1%), a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Arthurs Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (13%) and 1 person (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are rare at 4.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most of the remaining families are couples, either with children (62.2%) or without (32.4%).

4.7% ▲ +49.4%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Arthurs Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Arthurs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20071/arthurs-creek/topic/family-households