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.
Rokeby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Rokeby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Rokeby are couples with children, making them the most common family type. This area stands out for its high number of single parents, with 28.8% of families fitting this description, which is far above the national figure.
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 Rokeby — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Rokeby holds 2.5 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. About 27% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Australian average and reflects a small increase over the last decade.
27.0% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rokeby, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 28.8% of the total, a figure that is far above both the Tasmanian and national averages. This is a significant characteristic of the area, although the proportion fell slightly since 2011.
28.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rokeby, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples without children (22%).
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 Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021011/rokeby/topic/family-households