2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ootha · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ootha
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Ootha are couples with children, making this a central part of the local home life. While family structures are common, the area is sparsely populated across its 252.5 square kilometre expanse.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Ootha — lower than 71% of areas.
| Ootha | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2875, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Ootha typically hold 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
Household size
View on map →In Ootha, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 43%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.0% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most other families are couples, with 37.5% having no children.
10.0% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ootha, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Ootha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13100/ootha/topic/family-households