Huon Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Huon Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

An average of 3.2 people live in each home in Huon Creek, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This area is shaped by large households and a very small number of people living on their own.

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Where Huon Creek sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +23.1%
  • 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 Huon Creek — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Huon Creek3.2
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 4.1% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. This explains why homes are so large, with 32.7% of households containing four people.

3.2 ▲ +23.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

4.1% ▼ -50.3%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Huon Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 people (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 71.3% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for just 6.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.0% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Huon Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Huon Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21222/huon-creek/topic/family-households