Dinninup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dinninup

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of homes in Dinninup are occupied by people living alone, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the community is split between small single-person households and larger family groups.

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📍 Dinninup, Suburb / Locality

Where Dinninup sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Dinninup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dinninup2.4
6244, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One third of residents live alone, a figure well above the Western Australian and national rates of around 25%. This high number of single-person homes is balanced by the fact that nearly half of all households consist of two people.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▲ +42.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dinninup, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in Dinninup, which is far below the national and state figures of roughly 14%. Instead, the area is dominated by couples, with 65.8% of families including children.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dinninup, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Dinninup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50412/dinninup/topic/family-households