Punchs Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Punchs Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of single parents live in Punchs Creek than the state or national figures. While most homes match the usual size seen across Australia, the family makeup here is quite different from other areas.

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📍 Punchs Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Punchs Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Punchs Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Punchs Creek2.5
4357, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, the typical household size in Punchs Creek is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Punchs Creek splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 33.3% of households, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. These families share the area with equal numbers of couples with and without children, who each make up 37.5% of the total.

33.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Punchs Creek splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (35%) and Couples without children (35%), with One-parent families at 31%.

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 Punchs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32372/punchs-creek/topic/family-households