Dawson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dawson

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define Dawson, where the typical home contains just 2.0 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, making the area's living arrangements much smaller than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Dawson, Suburb / Locality

Where Dawson sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Dawson — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dawson2.0
5422, SA 1.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.0 people per home, Dawson is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4 and well below the Australian average of 2.5.

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 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 Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40356/dawson/topic/family-households