Dayboro · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Dayboro

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 65.6% of families in Dayboro, which is the most common family type here. This area is more likely to have larger households than most other places, with the typical home holding 2.9 people.

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📍 Dayboro, Urban Centre

Where Dayboro sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +20.8%
  • 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 Dayboro — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dayboro2.9
4521, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Dayboro hold more people than the national figure of 2.5, a number that has risen since 2011. Very few people live alone here—just 14.9%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.9% ▼ -59.7%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dayboro, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.2% of the local total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. This figure has dropped significantly since 2011, when it stood at 26.7%.

6.2% ▼ -76.6%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dayboro, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315029/dayboro/topic/family-households