2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oberon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Oberon
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people in Oberon live alone, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state. Most homes here house only one or two people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Oberon — lower than 71% of areas.
| Oberon | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Oberon holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. This is driven by the 30.6% of residents living alone, a proportion that has risen since 2011.
30.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47% of families here, while 36.8% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 15.7% of the total, which is a little above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011.
15.7% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) 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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011061/oberon/topic/family-households