2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Five Dock · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Five Dock
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of all homes in Five Dock are occupied by just one person. This mix of small and large households creates a diverse living environment where single-person dwellings are more common than in most similar areas.
2.5
→ 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 Five Dock — higher than 50% of areas.
| Five Dock | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2046, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 26.4% of residents live alone—a rate higher than most areas—the most common household size is two people, making up 32.7% of homes.
26.4% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Five Dock, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.6%, while one-parent families account for 11.8%. This last figure is a little below the national and state averages.
11.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Five Dock, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Five Dock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11533/five-dock/topic/family-households