2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dudley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 64.7% of the families in Dudley. This focus on family life is reflected in the low number of people living alone and larger home sizes compared to most areas. It is a place where family units are the dominant way of living.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Dudley — higher than 71% of areas.
| Dudley | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2290, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dudley holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 18.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
18.7% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dudley, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.9% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. Most families here are couples, with 24.9% having no children and 64.7% having children.
9.9% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dudley, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11303/dudley/topic/family-households