Menzies Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Menzies Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a roof in Menzies Creek than in most similar areas, with an average of 2.9 people per home. This is a place where large households are the norm and very few people live by themselves.

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Where Menzies Creek sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Menzies Creek — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Menzies Creek2.9
3159, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, while only 12.8% of residents live alone. This is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia, with 35.5% of households consisting of two people.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.8% ▲ +21.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Menzies Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are family-based, and 64.6% of families are couples with children. Single-parent families make up 9.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.4% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Menzies Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Menzies Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21649/menzies-creek/topic/family-households