Slaty Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Slaty Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family life in Slaty Creek is defined by a complete absence of single-parent households. The area is almost entirely made up of couples, with 72% of families raising children together. This creates a very different home environment compared to the state and national trends.

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Where Slaty Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Slaty Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Slaty Creek2.5
3477, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, household size in Slaty Creek is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Slaty Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families here, a figure that is far below the 14.1% national average. Instead, most families are couples, with 44% having no children and 72% with children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Slaty Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Slaty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22292/slaty-creek/topic/family-households