Dingo Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dingo Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward smaller living arrangements has defined Dingo Beach over the last decade. This is now a place of small households, where the typical home holds just 1.9 people, far fewer than the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Dingo Beach sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -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 Dingo Beach — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dingo Beach1.9
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are the norm here, with 54.5% containing two people and 31.2% consisting of one person. This high rate of people living alone is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

1.9 ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.2% ▲ +59.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 31.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dingo Beach, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples without children, making up 67% of the total. One-parent families are rare at 6.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.4% ▼ -27.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dingo Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Dingo Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30847/dingo-beach/topic/family-households