Mount Ousley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Ousley

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in Mount Ousley than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where only 18.1% of households consist of a person living alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

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📍 Mount Ousley, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Ousley sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Ousley — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Ousley2.8
2519, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This explains why only 18.1% of residents live alone, compared to 25.0% across New South Wales.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.1% ▲ +25.4%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Ousley, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.6%. One-parent families account for 10.5% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.5% ▲ +7.6%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Ousley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Mount Ousley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12793/mount-ousley/topic/family-households