2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in West Creek than in most similar areas, making it a place where shared homes are the norm. With just 12.5% of households consisting of one person, the area is shaped by larger living arrangements and a high proportion of families.
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 West Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in West Creek holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Nearly half of all households contain two people, while 25% have three.
12.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 1 person (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.6% of local families. One-parent families account for 9.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 West Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22755/west-creek/topic/family-households