Rosebud - McCrae · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Rosebud - McCrae

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households and a high number of people living alone define daily life in Rosebud - McCrae. The area has a much higher share of single-person homes than most other regions, with 34.8% of households consisting of just one person.

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📍 Rosebud - McCrae, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rosebud - McCrae sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Rosebud - McCrae — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosebud - McCrae2.1
3939, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than the national figure, with typically 2.1 people per dwelling. This is consistent with the high number of people living alone, which is well above the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.8% ▼ -0.8%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 35.1%
  • 2016: 35.5%
  • 2021: 34.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rosebud - McCrae splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.2% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.9%.

18.2% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosebud - McCrae, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Rosebud - McCrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021384/rosebud-mccrae/topic/family-households