2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oakdale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Oakdale has a much higher proportion of single-parent families than most similar areas. While the typical home size matches state and national figures, the family structures here differ significantly from the broader Queensland trend.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oakdale — higher than 50% of areas.
| Oakdale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4605, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Oakdale, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (33%) and 1 person (22%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 28.6% of the community, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. Other common family types include couples without children at 46.4% and couples with children at 35.7%.
28.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Oakdale, the largest group is Couples without children at 37%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32207/oakdale/topic/family-households