2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dalby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dalby
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are much more common in Dalby than in most similar areas, making up 18.4% of all families. This figure is well above the national average of 14.1%. Most homes here are family-based, with over half consisting of couples raising children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Dalby — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dalby | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4405, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dalby holds 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5. About 25.7% of residents live alone, a rate that is about the same as the Australian average.
25.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dalby, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.7%, while 25.7% are couples without children. The 18.4% of one-parent families is well above the Queensland rate of 15.4%.
18.4% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dalby, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Dalby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30792/dalby/topic/family-households