2.9 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oakdale · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Oakdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Oakdale, which is much higher than in most other areas. This is a place where few people live alone, with large households and families making up the bulk of the community.
2.9
▲ +26.1%
- 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 Oakdale — higher than 86% of areas.
| Oakdale | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2570, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.9 people live per home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 18.4% is well below both the state and national figures.
18.4% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oakdale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63% of families here. One-parent families account for only 10.2%, which is well below the national figure and represents a drop of 11 points since 2011.
10.2% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oakdale, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121092/oakdale/topic/family-households