2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Oxley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Oxley compared to most similar areas, contributing to a larger typical household size. The area is largely defined by family living, with 57.4% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Oxley — higher than 71% of areas.
| Oxley | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2903, ACT | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.7 people per home. This is higher than the typical 2.5 people found across Australia and the ACT, and is reflected by only 20% of people living alone.
20.0% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oxley, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.8% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the ACT figure of 11.9%.
14.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oxley, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80105/oxley/topic/family-households