2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Palmers Oaky · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Palmers Oaky
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes defines family life in Palmers Oaky, where 34.8% of families are led by one parent. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While many homes contain couples, the overall household size is smaller than the state average.
2.2
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- 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 Palmers Oaky — lower than 76% of areas.
| Palmers Oaky | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and lower than most other similar areas.
Household size
View on map →In Palmers Oaky, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 34.8% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 47.8% and couples without children at 39.1%.
34.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Palmers Oaky, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (29%).
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 Palmers Oaky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13148/palmers-oaky/topic/family-households