3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oyster Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Oyster Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements have become more common in Oyster Bay, where the typical home now holds 3.1 people. This is a little above the national figure and reflects a community where few people live alone. Most households here consist of couples with children, making it a primary hub for larger family units.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Oyster Bay — higher than 88% of areas.
| Oyster Bay | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2225, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Oyster Bay are larger than most, with 3.1 people per household compared to 2.5 nationally. This is reflected in the fact that only 12.4% of people live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
12.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Oyster Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 73.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.0%, which is well below the national average of 14.1%.
7.0% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oyster Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Oyster Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13123/oyster-bay/topic/family-households