2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dongara · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dongara
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of single-person homes has shaped the latest data for Dongara. These households are now more common than in most similar areas, though families with children still make up nearly half of the local dwellings. The typical home here is smaller than the national average, with just 2.3 people living in each.
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 Dongara — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dongara | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6525, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people in Dongara live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.3 people, a little below the Western Australian average of 2.5.
29.8% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dongara, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.6% of families, while those without children account for 38%. One-parent families represent 14% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
14.0% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dongara, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50416/dongara/topic/family-households