2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murphys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murphys Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a defining feature of Murphys Creek, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a strong presence of families with children.
2.8
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- 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 Murphys Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per household. This is a little above the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Murphys Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 5 people (30%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 69.7% of the area, while couples without children account for 21.2%. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the Victorian and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murphys Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; 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 Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21838/murphys-creek/topic/family-households