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Oyster Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oyster Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families makes Oyster Creek stand out from almost every other area in the country. This small community is dominated by couples, with most homes housing just two people.

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📍 Oyster Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Oyster Creek sits — Average household size

2.2 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oyster Creek — lower than 76% of areas.

Oyster Creek2.2
4674, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than the national figure, with a typical 2.2 people per household compared to the Australian average of 2.5.

Average household size

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2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Oyster Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (29%) and 1 person (18%).

2 people 35.3% 4 people 29.4% 1 person 17.6% 3 people 17.6%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.1% of families, while 45.5% are couples without children. There are no one-parent or other family types, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oyster Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Oyster Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32244/oyster-creek/topic/family-households