Dunach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dunach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller household sizes define daily life in Dunach, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with a high number of small households and a low proportion of single-parent families.

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Where Dunach 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 Dunach — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dunach2.3
3371, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.5% of people live alone, which is higher than most similar areas. Two-person households are the most common, making up 41.2% of the total.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dunach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 8.1% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with and without children are equally common, each accounting for 48.4% of families.

8.1%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Dunach splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Dunach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20807/dunach/topic/family-households