2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Running Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the national average defines the domestic life in Running Creek. While most homes follow typical patterns, about 18.5% of families here are led by a single parent, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Running Creek — lower than 57% of areas.
| Running Creek | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4287, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Running Creek holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Two-person households are the most common, making up 44.6% of the area.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Running Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples without children, while a quarter are couples with children. The 18.5% of one-parent families is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
18.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Running Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Running Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32493/running-creek/topic/family-households