2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rock Forest · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rock Forest
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.5% of families in Rock Forest, making them the most common household type. This area is generally home to larger households, with typical homes housing 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Rock Forest — higher than 57% of areas.
| Rock Forest | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Rock Forest are larger than in most other areas, though they align with the national figure of 2.5 people. About 23.2% of people live alone, which is a little below the Australian average of 25.6%.
23.2% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rock Forest, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other families are not present in this area.
11.5% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rock Forest, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Rock Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13392/rock-forest/topic/family-households