Delaneys Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Delaneys Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Delaneys Creek, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-focused area with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Delaneys Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Delaneys Creek sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Delaneys Creek — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Delaneys Creek2.9
4514, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 12.5%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5% ▲ +20.4%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Delaneys Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.4%. One-parent families account for 10.2% of the total, which is well below the same figure for Queensland (15.4%) and Australia (14.1%).

10.2% ▲ +32.5%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Delaneys Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Delaneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30829/delaneys-creek/topic/family-households