3.5 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dauan Island · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dauan Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.5 people live in each home on Dauan Island, which is well above the national figure. This high density is seen alongside a very high number of single-person households, creating a unique mix of living arrangements for the community.
3.5
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Dauan Island — higher than 95% of areas.
| Dauan Island | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 3.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 29% holding six or more people. However, people living alone are much more common than in most areas, making up 38.7% of all households.
38.7% ▲ +229.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dauan Island, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 6 or more (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 37.2% of the total, a figure far above both the Queensland and Australian averages. Most other families are couples with children, who account for 64% of the total.
37.2% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dauan Island, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 37%.
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 Dauan Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30814/dauan-island/topic/family-households