2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dalwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dalwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Dalwood have shifted since 2011, with a notable move toward larger households. This is a place where most homes are now shared, as fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dalwood — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dalwood | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20% of people live alone in Dalwood, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (45.3%), and the typical household size of 2.6 people is higher than most similar areas.
19.8% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dalwood, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up half of all families here (50.3%). One-parent families are very rare at 4.1%, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
4.1% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dalwood, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 43%.
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 Dalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11196/dalwood/topic/family-households