2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dickson · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Dickson
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Dickson since 2011, though the area remains defined by large households. It is an area where families dominate the landscape, with nearly 62% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dickson — higher than 79% of areas.
| Dickson | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household, which is a little above the national figure. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 17.9%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
17.9% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dickson, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.9%. One-parent families account for 12.9% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average and lower than most similar areas.
12.9% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dickson, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED307/dickson/topic/family-households