Clifton Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clifton Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Clifton Creek compared to the rest of the state, where only 17.1% of households are single-person homes. This creates a distinct community profile where larger living arrangements are the norm and the typical home holds more people than the national average.

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📍 Clifton Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Clifton Creek sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Clifton Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clifton Creek2.8
3875, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, where nearly half of all households consist of two people.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.1% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clifton Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 56.9% of the area. One-parent families account for only 7.6%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.6% ▲ +6.6%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clifton Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Clifton Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20573/clifton-creek/topic/family-households