Dalveen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dalveen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Dalveen are couples without children, making this the most common household type. While the area is mostly residential, there is a high number of people living alone and a smaller typical household size than in most other areas.

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📍 Dalveen, Suburb / Locality

Where Dalveen sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +9.5%
  • 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 Dalveen — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dalveen2.3
4374, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.8% of people live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical home in Dalveen has 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▲ +9.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.8% ▼ -2.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.5%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dalveen, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, a figure much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

16.1% ▲ +124.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dalveen, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Dalveen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30799/dalveen/topic/family-households