2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dittmer · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dittmer
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has shaped Dittmer over the last decade. The area now sees a very high proportion of people living alone, with 39.3% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to both the state and national figures.
2.2
—
- 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 Dittmer — lower than 76% of areas.
| Dittmer | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Dittmer hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 39.3% of people live alone, a rate far above the national figure of 25.6%.
39.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dittmer splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.8% of the area, which is well above the 15.4% seen across Queensland. Half of all families are couples with children, while 19% are couples without children.
23.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dittmer, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
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 Dittmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30852/dittmer/topic/family-households