Rosedale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Rosedale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Most areas like Rosedale have similar household patterns, with the typical home housing 2.5 people. The community is largely made up of families, though the number of people living alone has risen to 24% since 2011.

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📍 Rosedale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rosedale sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Rosedale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosedale2.5
3847, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 38.8%. While the typical household size is about the same as the national figure, the proportion of people living alone has risen by 4.4 percentage points over the last decade.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.0% ▲ +22.4%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosedale, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 56.5%. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is a little below the national figure and lower than most similar areas.

11.2% ▼ -10.1%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosedale, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051102/rosedale/topic/family-households