2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dixons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dixons Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Dixons Creek than in most similar areas, making it a place where most residents share their homes. Over half of all households are couples raising children, which contributes to the area's strong family feel.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Dixons Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, matching the Victorian and national figures. However, only 19.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national average.
19.5% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dixons Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples; those with children make up 51.8% of households. Only 5.5% of families are led by a single parent, a figure that is much lower than both the state and national averages.
5.5% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dixons Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Dixons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20762/dixons-creek/topic/family-households