2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dolphin Point · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dolphin Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Dolphin Point have remained steady over the last decade, reflecting a stable residential community. Two-person homes are now the most common arrangement, making up 45.5% of all households.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Dolphin Point — lower than 57% of areas.
| Dolphin Point | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2539, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, with only 20.9% of households consisting of one person.
20.9% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dolphin Point, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families in Dolphin Point are couples with children (51.1%), while couples without children make up 39.6%. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
11.1% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dolphin Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Dolphin Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11271/dolphin-point/topic/family-households