Daltons Bridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Daltons Bridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 70% of households in Daltons Bridge are made up of just two people. This small community has far fewer people living alone and a lower rate of one-parent families than the state and national figures.

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📍 Daltons Bridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Daltons Bridge sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Daltons Bridge — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Daltons Bridge2.3
3568, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with a typical 2.3 people per house. This is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5, and only 17.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national average.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Daltons Bridge, 2 people is the majority at 70%; 1 person is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families at 53.3%. Only 8.9% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.9%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Daltons Bridge, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 40%.

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 Daltons Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20704/daltons-bridge/topic/family-households