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Dergholm · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dergholm

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is the most striking feature of Dergholm, where households are almost exclusively made up of couples. This small community sees a very high proportion of couples with children compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Dergholm, Suburb / Locality

Where Dergholm sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dergholm — lower than 71% of areas.

Dergholm2.3
3312, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, households here are a little smaller than the typical Victorian or Australian home.

Average household size

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2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dergholm, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).

2 people 73.7% 1 person 42.1% 3 people 21.1% 4 people 15.8%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 53.2% of families, while those with children account for 46.8%. This means there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dergholm, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.

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 Dergholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20742/dergholm/topic/family-households