Dutton Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dutton Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of homes in Dutton Park are occupied by people living alone. This makes the area feel quite different from the state average, with smaller households and a high number of single-person residences shaping daily life.

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📍 Dutton Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Dutton Park sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Dutton Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dutton Park2.3
4102, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are common here, with a typical home holding 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is reflected in the 33.9% of people living alone, a rate well above both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.9% ▼ -0.3%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 33.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Dutton Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.5% of families, while one-parent families account for 13.5%. This share of single-parent households is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland average.

13.5% ▼ -12.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dutton Park, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30910/dutton-park/topic/family-households