Dundee Forest · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dundee Forest

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Dundee Forest are occupied by just one person. This creates a very small typical household size for the area, which is far below both the territory and national figures.

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📍 Dundee Forest, Suburb / Locality

Where Dundee Forest sits — Average household size

2.0 —
  • 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 Forest — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dundee Forest2.0
0840, NT 1.9
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost 49% of people here live alone, a rate far above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. Because of this, the typical home in Dundee Forest has only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

2.0 —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

48.5% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 48.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dundee Forest, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 5 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of families here are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 14.9%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

14.9% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dundee Forest, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70083/dundee-forest/topic/family-households