2.4 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dodges Ferry - Lewisham · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham than in 2011, as the area maintains a steady household size. More than half of all families here are couples with children, making it a place where family units remain the primary living arrangement.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Dodges Ferry - Lewisham — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is higher than most similar areas and consistent with the state figure. Two-person households are the most common at 36.3%, while those living alone make up 26.6%.
26.6% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dodges Ferry - Lewisham, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.2% of families, while 31% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 16.2%, a figure that is a little above the national average but has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
16.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dodges Ferry - Lewisham, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Dodges Ferry - Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614001/dodges-ferry-lewisham/topic/family-households