2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dorroughby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dorroughby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Dorroughby have children, marking a significant shift in the area's makeup since 2011. This community now features a mix of family types, with 46.3% of families being couples with children and around a quarter of all households consisting of people living alone.
2.4
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- 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 Dorroughby — lower than 57% of areas.
| Dorroughby | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dorroughby holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 36.1%, while 24.6% of residents live alone.
24.6% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dorroughby, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Couples without children also represent a large portion of the community at 39.8%.
10.2% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dorroughby, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) 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 Dorroughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11282/dorroughby/topic/family-households