2.6 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dakabin · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dakabin
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of single-parent families live in Dakabin than the national figure, with 24.9% of families fitting this description. This creates a distinct household landscape where over half of all families are couples with children, and most homes hold at least two people.
2.6
▼ -13.3%
- 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 Dakabin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dakabin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4503, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dakabin holds 2.6 people, which is slightly more than the usual Australian household. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country, with only 21.9% of households consisting of one person.
21.9% ▲ +62.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dakabin, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.9% of the total, a figure well above the Queensland average of 15.4%. This is one of the highest proportions for an area of this type, while couples with children account for 51.5% of families.
24.9% ▲ +102.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dakabin, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families 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 Dakabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30789/dakabin/topic/family-households