Dalrymple Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dalrymple Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than 11% of families are headed by a single parent in Dalrymple Heights, which is well below the national figure. This area has a small proportion of one-parent homes compared to other parts of the country and state.

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📍 Dalrymple Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Dalrymple Heights sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Dalrymple Heights — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dalrymple Heights2.2
4757, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with 2.2 people per household. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dalrymple Heights, the largest group is 1 person at 47%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 2 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family types are varied, with 45.9% being couples with children and 32.4% being couples without. The 10.8% of one-parent families is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

10.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dalrymple Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Dalrymple Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30798/dalrymple-heights/topic/family-households