Upper Dartbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Dartbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much lower rates of single-parent families mark the social makeup of Upper Dartbrook. Most households here are family-based, with a very high proportion of couples raising children together compared to the state average.

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📍 Upper Dartbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Dartbrook sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Upper Dartbrook — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Dartbrook2.6
2336, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Upper Dartbrook houses 2.6 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. About 22.6% of residents live alone, a figure slightly lower than the national average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Dartbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.6% of families, while one-parent families account for just 4.3%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Dartbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Upper Dartbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14040/upper-dartbrook/topic/family-households