Dundowran Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dundowran Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all households in Dundowran Beach are made up of just two people. This is a community where very few people live alone, and family homes are generally larger than in most other similar areas.

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Where Dundowran Beach sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Beach — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dundowran Beach2.6
4655, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Very few people live by themselves, with only 9.8% of households being single-person homes—a figure far below the national 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.8% ▼ -3.4%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dundowran Beach, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 4 people is next at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 48%, followed closely by couples without children at 42.9%. One-parent families account for 9.4%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

9.4% ▲ +76.0%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dundowran Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30898/dundowran-beach/topic/family-households