2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dundee Forest · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dundee Forest — lower than 86% of areas.
| Dundee Forest | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 0840, NT | 1.9 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
48.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Dundee Forest, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 5 people (14%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Dundee Forest, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (13%).
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