Crediton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Crediton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Crediton are couples with children, making this a strong family-oriented area. Households here are generally larger than the national average, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Crediton, Suburb / Locality

Where Crediton sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Crediton — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crediton2.9
4757, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Crediton holds 2.9 people, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Crediton, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 6 or more (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.2% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.6%, which is well below both the Queensland figure of 15.4% and the national average of 14.1%.

9.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crediton, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Crediton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30746/crediton/topic/family-households