2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dubbo · State Electorate
Family & Households in Dubbo
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of single-parent homes than most similar areas shapes the family landscape in Dubbo. While the typical household size mirrors the national figure, the area sees a notable number of people living alone. This mix of family types creates a varied residential community across the region.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo — lower than 57% of areas.
| Dubbo | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.2% of people in Dubbo live alone, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most areas. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
27.2% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dubbo, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure. This is down slightly from 2011, while couples with children remain the most common group at 54.4%.
16.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dubbo, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10026/dubbo/topic/family-households