Dorodong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dorodong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live together in the same home in Dorodong than in most similar areas. With a typical household size of 2.3 people, the community is slightly smaller than the state and national averages.

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📍 Dorodong, Suburb / Locality

Where Dorodong sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Dorodong — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dorodong2.3
3312, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Dorodong hold 2.3 people on average, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dorodong, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 41%, ahead of One-parent families (24%).

Family composition

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In Dorodong, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples with children (21%).

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 Dorodong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20780/dorodong/topic/family-households