2.0 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oaklands Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Oaklands Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people in Oaklands Park live alone, which is far above the national figure. This shift toward smaller living arrangements means the typical home here is much smaller than in most other areas. It is a place where single-person households are now very common.
2.0
▲ +5.3%
- 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 Oaklands Park — lower than 86% of areas.
| Oaklands Park | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5046, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Oaklands Park holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by a very high number of people living alone, making up 39.8% of all households.
39.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oaklands Park, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.2% of the area, which is well above both the state and national figures. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.0%, followed by couples without children at 34.7%.
19.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oaklands Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Oaklands Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41067/oaklands-park/topic/family-households