Dakenba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dakenba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 10% of people live alone in Dakenba, a figure that is far below the national average. This is a place where most residents share their homes, with large households being the norm.

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📍 Dakenba, Suburb / Locality

Where Dakenba sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Dakenba — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dakenba3.0
4715, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per household compared to the Australian figure of 2.5. About 42.5% of households consist of two people, while 12.5% have six or more residents.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dakenba, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 6 or more (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 66.4% of families including children and 30.9% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dakenba, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Dakenba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30790/dakenba/topic/family-households