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Dunkeld · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dunkeld

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few changes have hit the home life in Dunkeld since 2011, though it remains a place where families are the norm. Most households are headed by couples, with a very high proportion of those having children.

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Where Dunkeld sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dunkeld — lower than 71% of areas.

Dunkeld2.3
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Dunkeld are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per dwelling, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

Average household size

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2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dunkeld, the largest group is 3 people at 42%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 1 person (25%).

3 people 35.7% 2 people 28.6% 1 person 21.4%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children (76.9%) and couples without children (26.9%). Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dunkeld, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11325/dunkeld/topic/family-households