2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dunsborough · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Dunsborough
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people are living alone in Dunsborough than in 2011, as the town has shifted toward larger living arrangements. Now, a typical home holds 2.6 people, with nearly 60% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Dunsborough — higher than 71% of areas.
| Dunsborough | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6281, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 20.9% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This reflects a downward trend from 2011, while the typical number of people per home has edged up to 2.6.
20.9% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dunsborough, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.1% of families here. The proportion of one-parent families is just 10.4%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5% and down 5 percentage points since 2011.
10.4% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dunsborough, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Dunsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514002/dunsborough/topic/family-households