2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Dudley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in South Dudley are couples with children, making them the most common household type. However, the area also has a very high number of people living alone. This mix means the typical home is smaller than the national figure, with just 2.2 people per house.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 South Dudley — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A high 35.9% of people live alone, which is far above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Because so many residents live by themselves, the typical home in South Dudley is smaller than those in most other areas.
35.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Dudley splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.2% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is a much higher proportion than is seen in most similar areas.
21.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Dudley, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 South Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22307/south-dudley/topic/family-households