2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dalyston · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Dalyston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes are a key feature of Dalyston, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where nearly a third of residents live on their own.
2.2
▲ +10.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dalyston — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of people live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. While this proportion fell 13 points since 2011, the number of people per home has crept up slightly to 2.2.
30.1% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dalyston, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.8%. One-parent families account for 16.1%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has remained steady since 2011.
16.1% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dalyston, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Dalyston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221021/dalyston/topic/family-households