2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ocean Shores
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in Ocean Shores are headed by a single parent, a rate well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out compared to most other places. While family structures vary, about half of all families here include children.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Ocean Shores — lower than 57% of areas.
| Ocean Shores | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Ocean Shores typically hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. More than a quarter of households consist of one person, while 36.5% are two-person homes.
25.8% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ocean Shores, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.8% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.4%.
19.8% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ocean Shores, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/family-households