Dayboro · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dayboro

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Dayboro than in most similar areas. It is a place where large households are the norm, with a very low number of people living on their own. This is seen in the high proportion of couples raising children together.

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📍 Dayboro, Suburb / Locality

Where Dayboro sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Dayboro — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dayboro2.9
4521, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▲ +24.2%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dayboro, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66% of families in Dayboro. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, making up just 6.2% compared to 14.1% nationally.

6.2% ▼ -37.8%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dayboro, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30816/dayboro/topic/family-households