Oceanykan family life depends largely on the culture in which it occurs.
Traditionally, aboriginal families were highly patriarchal, and the head of the household was its leader. Extended family homes continue to be the most popular choice, and most aspects of a family's lives were controlled by the patriarch even into adulthood. Education is largely dependent on the family's traditional sources of income which forms strong trades, though the Industrial Revolution is increasingly endangering this model. The oldest son of the patriarch is expected to become the next family head, while their younger siblings usually seek to branch off and form their own families. Marriage depends upon the issue of aboriginal kinship, or what skin a person belongs to, and is organised by the patriarchs of marrying families. Individual families live on their own, but those in the same geographical region with similar cultures and attitudes form loose tribes, a sort of community arrangement.
Ferozen families are usually extremely extended and form large clans in which parenthood and other such responsibilities are largely shared. The head is usually the strongest, most powerful or most charismatic leader in the family, which might be a man or a woman, and their post may be challenged. Education is largely up to what skills a child's parents want them to learn, and whether or not anyone in the clan can teach them those skills. Elders are practically revered in Ferozen clans. Marriages are partially arranged by the family heads, though a suitor may have to challenge others like him, or even another family's head if they do not approve. Ferozen tribes are made up of a number of clans under a single authority figure, occupying a similar geographical space, though they do not necessarily have to be similar. In fact, many Ferozen tribes try to incorporate clans from faraway lands with new skills and knowledge with which their children can reach greater heights, an idea solidified by its recommendation in the "Worldly Reflections".
Although Australian settlers originate from many different parts of the world, many of which do not share this family structure, the most common occurrence is the nuclear family in British-descended populations. Here, the father usually has a greater degree of power over the household, though homes with "breadwinner moms" or with two working parents are increasingly common. Parenting is the responsibility of both members, though mothers (usually stay-at-home) have a greater share of the work. Education, on the other hand, is usually relegated to third party institutions such as churches and schools. Marriage is chosen by free will by both participants, who then immediately form their own new household. Larger ties between families are uncommon, though people born in nuclear families tend to identify more with greater concepts such as statehood or nationality.