2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dickson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Dickson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Dickson, accounting for 46.8% of the total. However, the area has a very high proportion of people living alone. This creates a mixed community where small households are common, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Dickson — lower than 86% of areas.
| Dickson | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical household size of 2.2 people is much lower than in most other areas.
33.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dickson splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the national figure. This proportion has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
11.5% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dickson, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
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/sa2/801051054/dickson/topic/family-households