Obanvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Obanvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Obanvale have shifted since 2011, with a typical home now holding 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5 and reflects a community where homes are generally more crowded than in most other areas.

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Where Obanvale sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Obanvale — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Obanvale2.9
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Obanvale, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families are mostly couples, with 37.5% having children and 37.5% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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Obanvale splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (50%).

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 Obanvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13077/obanvale/topic/family-households