2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 64% of families in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay have children, reflecting a community where family life is a central feature. While household sizes are typical for Australia, the area stands out for having far fewer single-parent homes than most similar places.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay — higher than 57% of areas.
| Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2030, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged down since 2011. About 24% of people live alone, a figure that rose by 3.3 percentage points over the last decade.
24.0% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 9.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
9.4% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/topic/family-households