2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Dapto - Port Kembla
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 17% of families in Dapto - Port Kembla are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a local landscape where many homes are managed by one adult, contributing to a strong family presence across the region.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Dapto - Port Kembla — higher than 71% of areas.
| Dapto - Port Kembla | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold about 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 24.4% of residents live alone—a figure that has risen slightly since 2011—the most common household size is two people, making up 32.8% of the area.
24.4% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dapto - Port Kembla, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.8%. Single-parent families are much more common here than in other areas, sitting at 17.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14%.
17.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dapto - Port Kembla, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Dapto - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/family-households