2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dorrigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Dorrigo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller living arrangements are common in Dorrigo, where a high number of people live on their own. This trend is seen in the typical household size, which is much lower than most other areas. These patterns highlight a community with a significant proportion of single-person homes.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dorrigo — lower than 89% of areas.
| Dorrigo | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2453, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 35.6% of households consisting of one person. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.1 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011.
35.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dorrigo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 42.6% of families, while those without children follow closely at 42%. One-parent families account for 14.7%, which is higher than most areas though this figure fell slightly since 2011.
14.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Dorrigo splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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 Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021087/dorrigo/topic/family-households