2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dunedoo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dunedoo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of people in Dunedoo live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This creates a distinct housing pattern where the typical home is smaller than in most other areas. Many residents live in two-person households, contributing to a generally lower number of people per home.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Dunedoo — lower than 76% of areas.
| Dunedoo | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2844, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.7% of residents live alone, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This helps explain why the typical home in Dunedoo has only 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
35.7% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dunedoo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.4% of families, while couples without children account for 37%. One-parent families represent 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dunedoo, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Dunedoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11319/dunedoo/topic/family-households