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.
Arthurs Creek · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arthurs Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Arthurs Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (13%) and 1 person (12%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Arthurs Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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