2.8 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Riddells Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Riddells Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 65% of families in Riddells Creek are couples with children. This is a place where homes are larger than usual and few people live alone, creating a strong family-focused feel throughout the area.
2.8
▲ +16.7%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Riddells Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 17.3%, a figure well below the national average.
17.3% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Riddells Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.2% of the total, which is well below the Victorian average and has fallen by 10 points since 2011. Most other families are couples, with 24.7% living without children.
10.2% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Riddells Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215071/riddells-creek/topic/family-households