Dural · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dural

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than the national average define Dural, where a typical home holds 3.0 people. This area is dominated by families, with a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Dural, Suburb / Locality

Where Dural sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Dural — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dural3.0
2158, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with 3.0 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 17.9% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9% ▲ +7.4%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dural, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is central to the area, with couples with children making up 69.0% of all families. In contrast, one-parent families account for just 8.9%, a figure well below the 14.1% national average.

8.9% ▼ -11.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dural, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Dural [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11331/dural/topic/family-households