Orangeville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Orangeville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large family homes are the norm in Orangeville, where the typical household has 3.4 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, creating a community where very few people live by themselves.

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📍 Orangeville, Suburb / Locality

Where Orangeville sits — Average household size

3.4 ▲ +3.0%
  • 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 Orangeville — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Orangeville3.4
2570, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.4 people per home, Orangeville has some of the largest households in the region. This is reflected in the fact that only 8.5% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

3.4 ▲ +3.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.5% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Orangeville, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 70.5%. Only 6.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

6.2% ▼ -10.5%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Orangeville, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 Orangeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13105/orangeville/topic/family-households