2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dubbo Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Dubbo Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.4% of all families in Dubbo Surrounds, making it a place where family life is very prominent. The area is mostly made up of larger households, with far fewer people living alone compared to most of the country.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Dubbo Surrounds — higher than 79% of areas.
| Dubbo Surrounds | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2830, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and has edged up since 2011. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 17.1%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
17.1% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dubbo Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.2% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011. Most other families are couples, with 29% having no children.
9.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dubbo Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Dubbo Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031103/dubbo-surrounds/topic/family-households