2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Valencia Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Valencia Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Valencia Creek than in most other areas, with just 2.1% of families fitting this profile. This makes the area stand out compared to both the state and national figures. Most households here are family-based, often with multiple people sharing a home.
2.6
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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 Valencia Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Valencia Creek are slightly larger than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.6 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.3%, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
20.3% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Valencia Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 72.7% of families, while 33.6% are couples without children. The 2.1% of one-parent families is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
2.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Valencia Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Valencia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22621/valencia-creek/topic/family-households