Dunbible · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dunbible

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Dunbible than in most similar areas, with only 13.1% of households being single-person homes. This makes the area more family-heavy than the state and national norms, where about a quarter of all households consist of one person.

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📍 Dunbible, Suburb / Locality

Where Dunbible sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Dunbible — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dunbible2.7
2484, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Dunbible house two people (43.1%), while 13.1% are single-person households, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%. The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is about the same as the national average.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.1% ▼ -10.1%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dunbible, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of all families here are couples with children (49.7%). One-parent families make up 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.3% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dunbible, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Dunbible [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11312/dunbible/topic/family-households