2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oberon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Oberon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Oberon are couples with children, though the area is marked by a high number of people living alone. This mix creates a community where the typical home is smaller than usual, with only 2.2 people per residence.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Oberon — lower than 76% of areas.
| Oberon | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Oberon is smaller than most areas, containing just 2.2 people.
31.7% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.1%.
18.5% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13079/oberon/topic/family-households