2.9 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
O'Malley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in O'Malley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 62.2% of the population in O'Malley, making it a strong family hub. Most homes here are larger than the national average, with very few people living on their own compared to other areas.
2.9
▼ -9.4%
- 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 O'Malley — higher than 81% of areas.
| O'Malley | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2606, ACT | 2.2 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in O'Malley holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the ACT and national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 13.8% of people living alone, a rate far below the 25.7% seen across the ACT.
13.8% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In O'Malley, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 6.1% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a much lower proportion than in most other similar areas.
6.1% ▲ +110.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In O'Malley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/family-households