2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dandenong North · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dandenong North
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in Dandenong North than in most other areas, creating a bustling residential environment. With the typical home holding 2.8 people, the area is defined by larger households and a high proportion of families with children.
2.8
→ 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 Dandenong North — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the state and national figure, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is consistent with far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of the country, at just 21.2%.
21.2% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dandenong North, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 61.7% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
16.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dandenong North, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20708/dandenong-north/topic/family-households