2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Owens Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Owens Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
A low rate of one-parent families is a standout feature for Owens Creek, where only 8.2% of families fit this group. This is well below both the state and national figures. The area is predominantly made up of traditional family units and a fair number of people living on their own.
2.5
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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 Owens Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
| Owens Creek | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.1% of people in Owens Creek live alone, which is higher than most similar areas. On average, there are 2.5 people per home, a figure that sits right in line with the Queensland and Australian totals.
27.1% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Owens Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children (67.2%) or couples without children (27.0%). The percentage of one-parent families is much lower than the national average, sitting at 8.2% compared to the Australian figure of 14.1%.
8.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Owens Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Owens Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32240/owens-creek/topic/family-households