3.1 ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dean · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dean
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people typically live in each home in Dean, a figure that is a little above the national average. This makes it an area of larger households, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
3.1
▲ +6.9%
- 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 Dean — higher than 88% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than most, with 3.1 people per dwelling. Only 19% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national figure.
19.0% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dean, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Dean consist of couples with children, making up 68.4% of the total. Only 4.3% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
4.3% ▼ -61.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dean, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Dean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20722/dean/topic/family-households