2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dodges Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dodges Ferry
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of one-parent families defines the home life in Dodges Ferry, where 18.1% of families fall into this group. While the typical home size matches state and national figures, the area sees a higher-than-usual number of people living alone. This creates a mix of small single households and larger family units.
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 Dodges Ferry — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 26.8% of residents live alone, which is higher than in most similar areas. The typical home in Dodges Ferry houses 2.4 people, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals.
26.8% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dodges Ferry, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.1% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Almost half of all families here are couples with children, while 32.2% are couples without children.
18.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dodges Ferry, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Dodges Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60160/dodges-ferry/topic/family-households