2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Whiteheads Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Whiteheads Creek have remained steady over the last decade, reflecting a stable residential pattern. Most homes are occupied by couples, with a very small number of single-parent households compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Whiteheads Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 41.4%, while 25.8% of people live alone.
25.8% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.3% of families, while 38.7% are couples without children. Only 2.6% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.1%.
2.6% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/family-households