2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dulwich Hill · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dulwich Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 34% of people in Dulwich Hill live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This creates a distinct housing pattern where small households are common. While many families live here, the area has a much higher proportion of solo residents than most other places.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Dulwich Hill — lower than 76% of areas.
| Dulwich Hill | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2203, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dulwich Hill holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 34.7%, closely followed by those living alone at 34.4%.
34.4% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dulwich Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children (53.1%), while 31% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 14.4%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
14.4% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dulwich Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Dulwich Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11306/dulwich-hill/topic/family-households