2.3 ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dry Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
A notably high proportion of one-parent families live in Dry Creek, which stands well above the national figure. While most homes here are small, the area has a mix of family types and a significant number of people living on their own.
2.3
▲ +15.0%
- 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 Dry Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dry Creek | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5094, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dry Creek holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This is partly because 28.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little above the Australian average.
28.1% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dry Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the area, which is much higher than in most similar places and well above the national figure. Nearly half of all families are couples with children.
17.2% ▼ -38.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dry Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40373/dry-creek/topic/family-households