Dadswells Bridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dadswells Bridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live together in Dadswells Bridge compared to similar areas. The area is mostly made up of small households, with 41.4% of residents living alone, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Dadswells Bridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Dadswells Bridge sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Dadswells Bridge — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dadswells Bridge2.0
3385, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.0 people. This is well below the Victorian average of 2.5, and is reflected in the fact that over 41% of households consist of just one person.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.4%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 41.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dadswells Bridge, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 39%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 6.1% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 44.9% having no children and 40.8% having children.

6.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Dadswells Bridge splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (49%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Dadswells Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20699/dadswells-bridge/topic/family-households