3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oak Valley · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Oak Valley, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live on their own.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oak Valley — higher than 86% of areas.
| Oak Valley | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4811, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 10.1% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes are larger than usual, with 38.1% housing two people and 18.7% housing four.
3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Oak Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.7%. One-parent families account for 8.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Oak Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Oak Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32206/oak-valley/topic/family-households