Brandy Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brandy Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost every resident in Brandy Creek lives in a multi-person household, making it one of the areas with the fewest single-person homes. This is a family-focused community where the typical home holds 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure.

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Where Brandy 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 Brandy Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brandy Creek2.6
3821, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

No one in Brandy Creek lives alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average. Most homes are occupied by two people (47.1%) or three people (26.5%).

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brandy Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families are couples with children (47.6%). Single-parent families make up 11% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brandy Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Brandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20321/brandy-creek/topic/family-households