Dobie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dobie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 53.3% of families in Dobie, marking it as the most common household type. This is a place where homes are typically larger than usual, often housing more people than the national average.

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📍 Dobie, Suburb / Locality

Where Dobie sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Dobie — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dobie3.0
3377, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home in Dobie is 3.0, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the typical 2.5 people per home seen across Victoria and Australia.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dobie, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 4 people is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, a figure far below the 14.1% national average. Most families here are couples, with 40% having no children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dobie, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Dobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20763/dobie/topic/family-households