2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dubbo · Urban Area
Family & Households in Dubbo
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Dubbo than in most similar areas. The city's family life is distinct, with a higher proportion of one-parent families than the state or national figures. While most homes house about 2.5 people, there is a notable variety in household types across the region.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo — higher than 71% of areas.
| Dubbo | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2830, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dubbo holds 2.5 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. About 27.7% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and sits a little above the national average of 25.6%.
27.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Dubbo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, though the proportion has fallen by 1.3 points since 2011.
18.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 26%.
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/sua/1012/dubbo/topic/family-households