2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dickson · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dickson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Dickson are couples with children, making it the most common family type in the area. This mix of family units and a high number of single-person homes creates a varied living environment. The area is generally smaller in scale, with fewer people per home than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Dickson — lower than 76% of areas.
| Dickson | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high 33.4% of people live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Because so many people live solo or as couples, the typical home in Dickson holds 2.2 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
33.4% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dickson splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.8% of families, while couples without children account for 40.0%. One-parent families represent 11.5% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the ACT average.
11.5% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dickson, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80046/dickson/topic/family-households