2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dundee · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dundee
How families and households are made up across the area.
A very low rate of one-parent families defines the domestic life of Dundee, where only 3.3% of families fit this description. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%, making the area stand out for its high proportion of two-parent households.
2.4
▲ +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 Dundee — lower than 57% of areas.
| Dundee | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2370, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dundee holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Roughly 26.2% of residents live alone, a rate slightly above the New South Wales average.
26.2% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dundee, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.2% of families here. This helps explain why the 3.3% rate of one-parent families is so much lower than most other areas in the state.
3.3% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dundee, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Dundee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11317/dundee/topic/family-households