Oatlands - Dundas Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Oatlands - Dundas Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.6% of families in Oatlands - Dundas Valley. This is a place where homes are often full, with the typical household holding 2.8 people. This figure is much higher than most similar areas and has edged up since 2011.

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📍 Oatlands - Dundas Valley, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Oatlands - Dundas Valley sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Oatlands - Dundas Valley — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oatlands - Dundas Valley2.8
2117, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While two-person homes are the most common at 27.6%, the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 23.1% since 2011.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▼ -9.7%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 23.4%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Oatlands - Dundas Valley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (23%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, representing 65.6% of the total. One-parent families make up 13.4%, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.

13.4% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oatlands - Dundas Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Oatlands - Dundas Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021478/oatlands-dundas-valley/topic/family-households