Ma Ma Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ma Ma Creek

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.

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📍 Ma Ma Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Ma Ma Creek sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Ma Ma Creek — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ma Ma Creek2.4
4347, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ma Ma Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (25%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ma Ma Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 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