2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ma Ma Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 21.6% of the community in Ma Ma Creek, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a high proportion of single-parent homes, the overall household sizes remain consistent with the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ma Ma Creek — lower than 57% of areas.
| Ma Ma Creek | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4347, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Ma Ma Creek has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. About 25.4% of households consist of just one person.
2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.4% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Ma Ma Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (25%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas, sitting 7.4 percentage points above the Australian average. Couples with children make up the largest group at 46.1%.
21.6% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ma Ma Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ma Ma Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31713/ma-ma-creek/topic/family-households