2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dover Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Dover Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Roughly 65% of families in Dover Heights are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. The area maintains a typical household size that is higher than most similar places, though it aligns closely with state and national figures.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Dover Heights — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dover Heights | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2030, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, a figure that has edged up slightly since 2011. About 25.2% of households are people living alone, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
25.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dover Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 1.1 points since 2011, though it remains much lower than most other areas.
10.5% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dover Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011344/dover-heights/topic/family-households