2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dotswood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dotswood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in Dotswood are based around family units, with a high proportion of couples raising children together. This gives the area a distinct feel compared to the rest of the country, as it has a much lower rate of single-parent families and fewer people living alone.
2.5
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- 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 Dotswood — higher than 50% of areas.
| Dotswood | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dotswood has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figure for Queensland and Australia. Around 21.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
21.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dotswood, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.6% of families here. Only 5.7% of families are one-parent households, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
5.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dotswood, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Dotswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30868/dotswood/topic/family-households