Oatlands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oatlands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people is the typical number of residents in an Oatlands home, which is much higher than in most other areas. This suggests a neighbourhood where larger households are the norm, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Oatlands sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Oatlands — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oatlands3.0
2117, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Crowded homes are common here, with 3.0 people per home being a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Oatlands, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in the area are couples with children, making up 67.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.2%, a figure that is a little below the national average of 14.1%.

12.2% ▲ +10.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oatlands, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13074/oatlands/topic/family-households