2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dimbulah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dimbulah
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of people now live alone in Dimbulah compared to previous years. This shift contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. The area is now characterized by a significant number of single-person homes and one-parent families.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Dimbulah — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dimbulah | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4872, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.2% of households in Dimbulah consist of just one person, a figure well above the Queensland average of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
30.2% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dimbulah, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.6% of the local total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.2%.
19.6% ▲ +75.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dimbulah, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Dimbulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30845/dimbulah/topic/family-households