Reedy Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Reedy Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67.6% of families in Reedy Creek, marking it as a primary hub for family living. The area is characterised by larger households and very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Reedy Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Reedy Creek sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +6.9%
  • 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 Reedy Creek — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Reedy Creek3.1
4227, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home, which is a little above the state and national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 12.4%, far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

3.1 ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.4% ▼ -1.9%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Reedy Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 12.8% of the total. This share is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.8% ▼ -24.1%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Reedy Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Reedy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32414/reedy-creek/topic/family-households