3.1 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Oaks · Urban Centre
Family & Households in The Oaks
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in The Oaks holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is a place where large households are the norm, and few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
3.1
▲ +40.9%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is The Oaks — higher than 88% of areas.
| The Oaks | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2570, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The number of people per home has climbed since 2011 to reach 3.1, one of the highest figures for this area type. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 14.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
14.7% ▼ -60.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Oaks, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 72.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.6%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has fallen 12 points since 2011.
9.6% ▼ -54.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Oaks, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115136/the-oaks/topic/family-households