2.3 ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rappville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rappville
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of single-parent families marks the social landscape of Rappville, where 31% of families are led by one parent. This is far above the national figure and represents one of the most striking family trends in the area.
2.3
▼ -17.9%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rappville — lower than 71% of areas.
| Rappville | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2469, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Rappville are slightly smaller than average, with a typical household of 2.3 people. Nearly 44% of these households consist of two people, while about a quarter are people living alone.
25.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rappville, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 31% of the total, a figure 17 points higher than the New South Wales and Australian averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.4%.
31.0% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rappville, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples without children (27%).
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 Rappville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13331/rappville/topic/family-households