2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Slaty Creek · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Slaty Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Slaty Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Slaty Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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