2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McKenzie Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McKenzie Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in McKenzie Creek have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on multi-person homes. This is a place where nearly 69% of families are couples with children, contributing to a larger typical household than in many other areas.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 McKenzie Creek — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 2.7 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone at 14.8%, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.
14.8% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McKenzie Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 68.8% of families here. One-parent families are less common at 8%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
8.0% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McKenzie Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; 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 McKenzie Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21627/mckenzie-creek/topic/family-households