Oak Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oak Valley

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.

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📍 Oak Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Oak Valley sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Oak Valley — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oak Valley3.0
4811, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

Household size

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In Oak Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Oak Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 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