O'Malley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in O'Malley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home makes O'Malley a place of larger-than-usual households. This area is dominated by family living, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the territory.

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📍 O'Malley, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where O'Malley sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -9.4%
  • 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 O'Malley — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
O'Malley2.9
2606, ACT 2.2
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are larger than most, with 2.9 people per house, though this is down from 3.2 in 2011. Only 13.8% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.8% ▲ +14.8%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In O'Malley, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a large 62.2% of families. One-parent families are among the lowest in the region at 6.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

6.1% ▲ +110.4%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In O'Malley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091107/o-malley/topic/family-households