Cedar Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cedar Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Cedar Creek since 2011. This area is now defined by big families, with the typical home holding 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Cedar Creek sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +3.1%
  • 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 Cedar Creek — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cedar Creek3.3
4520, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 6.2%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Instead, most homes are larger, with 36.2% of households containing two people and 25.5% holding four.

3.3 ▲ +3.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.2% ▼ -40.4%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cedar Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 5 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 71% of local families. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas, at only 4.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

4.3% ▼ -25.9%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cedar Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Cedar Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30568/cedar-creek/topic/family-households