Oxenford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oxenford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 60% of families in Oxenford are couples with children, making it a place where large households are common. This is a family-focused area where the typical home holds more people than the state or national average.

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Where Oxenford sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Oxenford — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oxenford2.8
4210, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.0% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 18.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Oxenford, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.2% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.2% ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oxenford, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Oxenford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32241/oxenford/topic/family-households