Dunnstown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dunnstown

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 64% of families in Dunnstown are couples with children, making it a place where family units are very common. Most homes are larger than the national average, with an average of 2.6 people per household.

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Where Dunnstown sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Dunnstown — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dunnstown2.6
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is slightly larger than those in Victoria and Australia, with 2.6 people per dwelling. While 24.5% of people live alone, about 33% of households consist of two people.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.5% ▼ -8.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 38.5%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dunnstown, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the most common group, while one-parent families make up 10% of the total. This is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

10.0% ▲ +116.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dunnstown, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Dunnstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20812/dunnstown/topic/family-households