Captain Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Captain Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Captain Creek are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This sparsely populated area sees a higher share of people living alone than the national average, while the typical home holds fewer people than the state or national figures.

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Where Captain Creek sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +9.5%
  • 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 Captain Creek — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Captain Creek2.3
4677, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical home in Captain Creek holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national average of 2.5.

2.3 ▲ +9.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.5% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.4%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 30.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Captain Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49% of families, followed by couples without children at 37.8%. One-parent families account for 12.2% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

12.2% ▼ -18.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Captain Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Captain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30531/captain-creek/topic/family-households