Sisters Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sisters Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 68.3% of families in Sisters Creek, the most common family type in the area. This is a place where households are generally larger than the state average, reflecting a strong presence of family groups.

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📍 Sisters Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Sisters Creek sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -10.3%
  • 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 Sisters Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sisters Creek2.6
7325, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Sisters Creek typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. While 27.8% of residents live alone, two-person households are the most common at 40.7%.

2.6 ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.8% ▲ +108.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sisters Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.0% of the total, a figure that is far below the Tasmanian average of 15.9% and well below the national figure.

5.0% ▼ -43.3%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sisters Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Sisters Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60604/sisters-creek/topic/family-households