Sutherlands Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sutherlands Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A massive gap exists between Sutherlands Creek and the rest of the country, with typical homes holding 3.2 people compared to the national figure of 2.5. This sparsely populated area is dominated by large family groups and has no single-person households.

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📍 Sutherlands Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Sutherlands Creek sits — Average household size

3.2 —
  • 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 Sutherlands Creek — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sutherlands Creek3.2
3331, VIC 3.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With no one living alone, homes here are much larger than those in Victoria. About 35% of households contain two people, while 13.5% have five people.

3.2 —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sutherlands Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (29%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 75.9% of families in the area. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower here at 3.6% compared to 14.1% across Australia.

3.6% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sutherlands Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Sutherlands Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22401/sutherlands-creek/topic/family-households