3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dows Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dows Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-thirds of families in Dows Creek are couples with children, making it a place where large households are common. This area is defined by a strong family presence, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
3.1
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- 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 Dows Creek — higher than 88% of areas.
| Dows Creek | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4754, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 8.3% of people live alone, a figure that is far below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
8.3% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dows Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66.7% of families, while one-parent families account for just 7.3%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
7.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dows Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 Dows Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30874/dows-creek/topic/family-households