2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rockdale - Banksia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Rockdale - Banksia
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are sharing each home in Rockdale - Banksia than they were in 2011. The area is now shaped by a mix of larger family homes and a growing number of people living on their own. Most households here consist of couples with children, making up 56.1% of families.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Rockdale - Banksia — higher than 57% of areas.
| Rockdale - Banksia | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2216, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 22.9% of residents now live alone—a rise of 3.6 points since 2011—the most common household size is two people (32%).
22.9% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rockdale - Banksia, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 56.1%, followed by those without children at 28.8%. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits a little below the national average.
12.9% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rockdale - Banksia, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Rockdale - Banksia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041381/rockdale-banksia/topic/family-households