2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dingwall · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost no one lives alone in Dingwall, creating a huge gap compared to the rest of Victoria. This sparsely populated area is dominated by multi-person homes, with the typical household containing 2.9 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dingwall — higher than 81% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Not a single person lives alone in the area, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Dingwall, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 3 people is next at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 54.7% of households. One-parent families account for only 7.0%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
7.0% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Dingwall, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Dingwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20759/dingwall/topic/family-households