Dingwall · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dingwall

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.

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📍 Dingwall, Suburb / Locality

Where Dingwall sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Dingwall — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dingwall2.9
3579, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dingwall, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 3 people is next at 21%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dingwall, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Dingwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20759/dingwall/topic/family-households