2.3 ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dajarra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dajarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in Dajarra are occupied by a single person. This is a standout feature for the area, which sees a far higher proportion of people living alone than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -28.1%
- 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 Dajarra — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dajarra | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over half of the population (52.6%) live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Because of this, the typical home in Dajarra holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
52.6% ▲ +94.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dajarra, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 37.3% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.3%.
37.3% ▲ +151.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dajarra, the largest group is Couples with children at 40%, followed by One-parent families (35%) and Couples without children (15%).
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 Dajarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30788/dajarra/topic/family-households