Orton Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Orton Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Orton Park holds 3.4 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it one of the areas with the highest number of people per household across the region.

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📍 Orton Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Orton Park sits — Average household size

3.4
  • 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 Orton Park — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Orton Park3.4
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.4 people per home, the number of residents in each household is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

3.4

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Orton Park, the largest group is 4 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 78.6% of the total.

Family composition

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In Orton Park, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Orton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13108/orton-park/topic/family-households