Dundowran · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dundowran

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 3 more people live in the typical Dundowran home than in the national average. This area is defined by larger households and fewer people living alone, making it a distinct contrast to the broader Queensland trend.

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Where Dundowran sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Dundowran — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dundowran2.8
4655, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 17.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5% ▼ -0.3%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dundowran, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families here consist of couples with children, though one-parent families are much more common than in most areas. At 16.5%, the proportion of single-parent families is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.5% ▲ +63.1%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dundowran, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Dundowran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30897/dundowran/topic/family-households