Castle Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Castle Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Castle Creek than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where the typical household is much larger than the national figure. It is particularly notable for having no one-parent families recorded in the latest census.

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📍 Castle Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Castle Creek sits — Average household size

3.3
  • 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 Castle Creek — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Castle Creek3.3
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are crowded compared to the rest of the country, with 3.3 people per home. This is well above the typical 2.5 people found in Victoria and across Australia.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Castle Creek, the largest group is 4 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 2 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 60.3% of the area, while couples without children account for 27%. In a sharp contrast to the national figure of 14.1%, there are no one-parent families here.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Castle Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; 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 Castle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20514/castle-creek/topic/family-households