2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Western Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Western Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Western Creek compared to the rest of Tasmania. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with over half of all families including children.
2.3
—
- 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 Western Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is about the same as the state figure. Only 19.2% of people live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
19.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Western Creek, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 23%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.6%, which is higher than in most similar areas but still a little below the national figure.
12.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Western Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Western Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60744/western-creek/topic/family-households