2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oatley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Oatley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 67.1% of families in Oatley, making it a strong hub for family living. This focus on families is reflected in the local housing, where typical homes are larger and fewer people live alone compared to other areas.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Oatley — higher than 76% of areas.
| Oatley | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2223, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Oatley typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oatley, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.2% of the local total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
9.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oatley, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13075/oatley/topic/family-households