Lower Dyraaba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lower Dyraaba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is a striking feature of Lower Dyraaba, where most households are built around couples. This creates a family landscape that is very different from the rest of the country.

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📍 Lower Dyraaba, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Dyraaba sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Lower Dyraaba — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lower Dyraaba2.4
2470, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home in the area is 2.4, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Lower Dyraaba, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 6 or more (29%) and 2 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 70.4% of families, while couples without children account for 44.4%. The proportion of one-parent families is 0.0%, which is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lower Dyraaba, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Lower Dyraaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12415/lower-dyraaba/topic/family-households