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Family & Households in Dundas

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 38% of people live alone in Dundas, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means that homes here are smaller than typical, with just 2.2 people per dwelling.

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Where Dundas sits — Average household size

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 Dundas — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dundas2.2
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home is smaller than in most areas, with 2.2 people per household. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, driven by the 38.1% of residents who live by themselves.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 38.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Dundas splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 40% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.3%, a figure that is higher than most areas but still a little below the state average of 15.4%.

13.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Dundas splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30895/dundas/topic/family-households