2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 7% of families in Dale are headed by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This area is mostly made up of couples, with small households being the norm.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Dale — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dale | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6304, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dale holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 44.3% of the area.
24.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dale, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children lead the way at 56% of families, while those with children account for 45.6%. One-parent families make up only 6.4%, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
6.4% ▲ +88.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dale, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 42%.
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 Dale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50372/dale/topic/family-households