2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dundathu · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dundathu
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household patterns in Dundathu mirror the state and national averages. Most homes are headed by couples, with 62.3% of families including children. The area is notable for having a much lower rate of one-parent families than the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Dundathu — higher than 50% of areas.
| Dundathu | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Dundathu holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Around 24.5% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the national average of 25.6%.
24.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dundathu, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.3% of the local total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. Most families here are couples, with 62.3% having children and 28.9% without.
8.3% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dundathu, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Dundathu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30896/dundathu/topic/family-households