Oakhampton Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oakhampton Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66.2% of families in Oakhampton Heights, making it a heavily family-focused area. This is reflected in the typical home, which holds 3.2 people—a figure well above the national average of 2.5. It is an area where almost every household consists of two or more people.

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📍 Oakhampton Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Oakhampton Heights sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Oakhampton Heights — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oakhampton Heights3.2
2320, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with the typical household containing 3.2 people. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.5, and notably, not a single person in the area lives alone.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Oakhampton Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with couples with children forming the largest group at 66.2%. One-parent families make up 7.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.7%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oakhampton Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Oakhampton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13068/oakhampton-heights/topic/family-households