2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dawesville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dawesville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Dawesville compared to other areas, with only 19.1% of households consisting of one person. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes in the area are occupied by couples, creating a landscape dominated by family groupings rather than single occupants.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Dawesville — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dawesville | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6211, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.9% of the total.
19.1% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dawesville, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 53.4%. One-parent families make up 13.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
13.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dawesville, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Dawesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50396/dawesville/topic/family-households