Upper Dawson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Dawson

How families and households are made up across the area.

Five people per home is among the highest figures for any similar area, making Upper Dawson a place of exceptionally large households. This far exceeds the typical household size seen across Queensland and the rest of Australia.

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📍 Upper Dawson, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Dawson sits — Average household size

5.0
  • 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 Upper Dawson — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Dawson5.0
4454, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With a typical 5.0 people per home, household sizes here are far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

5.0

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 5.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Upper Dawson, 6 or more is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 100%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).

Family composition

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In Upper Dawson, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Upper Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32906/upper-dawson/topic/family-households