2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jarvis Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families are recorded in Jarvis Creek, a figure far below the national and state averages. This makes the area stand out as a place dominated by couples and larger households, where the typical home holds 2.9 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jarvis Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Jarvis Creek are slightly more crowded than the national figure, with 2.9 people per home compared to the Australian average of 2.5.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jarvis Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 people (27%) and 6 or more (23%), with 2 people at 18%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 73.7% having children and 31.6% without. This explains why the number of one-parent families is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Jarvis Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jarvis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21259/jarvis-creek/topic/family-households