2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pipers Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Pipers Creek than in the typical Australian household. This area is dominated by families, with an unusually low number of people living alone compared to state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pipers Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 18.8% of households consist of one person, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Pipers Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Pipers Creek are couples with children, making up 68.1% of the total. One-parent families account for just 4.8%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
4.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Pipers Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pipers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22078/pipers-creek/topic/family-households