2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South West Rocks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in South West Rocks
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in South West Rocks, where 30.1% of homes are occupied by just one person. This is well above the national figure and contributes to a typical home size that is smaller than most other areas.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is South West Rocks — lower than 89% of areas.
| South West Rocks | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2431, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This trend of smaller homes is driven by the high number of people living alone, with 47% of all households consisting of just two people.
30.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South West Rocks, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 48.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
14.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South West Rocks, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 South West Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021160/south-west-rocks/topic/family-households