2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dublin · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dublin
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas defines the social makeup of Dublin. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, while the typical home holds about 2.5 people.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Dublin — higher than 50% of areas.
| Dublin | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | 2.8 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.9% of people live alone, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Two-person households are the most common, making up 35.4% of the area.
25.9% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dublin, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, which is well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This is a significant gap compared to the 14.1% seen across Australia.
18.3% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dublin, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Dublin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40374/dublin/topic/family-households