Dundee Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dundee Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 77% of families in Dundee Beach are couples without children, making it a place dominated by small households. This trend is reflected in the low number of people per home and a high proportion of residents living alone. It is a very different household profile to the rest of the Territory.

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Where Dundee Beach sits — Average household size

1.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Dundee Beach — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dundee Beach1.9
0840, NT 1.9
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Dundee Beach are smaller than most, with a typical 1.9 people per house, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with 27.6% of people living alone, a rate well above the Territory average.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6% ▼ -36.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.7%
  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dundee Beach, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 76.5% of families here. Only 7.3% are one-parent families, which is far below the 17.5% seen across the Northern Territory.

7.3% ▼ -33.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dundee Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 77%; Couples with children is next at 15%.

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 Dundee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70081/dundee-beach/topic/family-households