2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dumbleyung · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Dumbleyung
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live alone in Dumbleyung, a figure well above the national average. This means nearly one third of all homes are occupied by a single person, which is much higher than in most other similar areas. The typical household size has remained steady over the last decade.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Dumbleyung — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dumbleyung | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in the area hold two people (38.7%), but the typical household size of 2.3 is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5. This trend has barely changed since 2011.
30.2% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dumbleyung, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 55.5% of the local mix. Only 5.4% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below both the state and national figures.
5.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dumbleyung, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Dumbleyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53010/dumbleyung/topic/family-households