2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Otford · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Otford
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes have remained consistently large in Otford, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This is much higher than most areas, reflecting a community centered on larger households rather than people living alone.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Otford — higher than 81% of areas.
| Otford | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2508, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, households here are a little above the state and national figures. Only 17.6% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Otford, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 73.1% of families, while one-parent families are much lower than most areas at just 4.3%, well below the national figure of 14.1%.
4.3% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Otford, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Otford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13112/otford/topic/family-households