2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fish Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Fish Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Fish Creek (L), where nearly 38% of people live alone. This creates a distinct living pattern compared to other areas, with a typical home holding just 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Fish Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A high number of residents live by themselves, with those living alone far above the Victorian figure at 37.9%. This trend has grown since 2011 and helps explain why the typical home in Fish Creek (L) is smaller than most, holding just 2.1 people.
37.9% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fish Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.1% of families, while those without children account for 35.4%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, sitting at 10.4%, which is well below the national figure.
10.4% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fish Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Fish Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222025/fish-creek/topic/family-households