2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rocky Point · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rocky Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
A very high proportion of one-parent families, at 24.1%, is a standout feature for Rocky Point. The area is mainly made up of larger households with more people living together than in most similar places. This is reflected in the low number of people living on their own.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Rocky Point — higher than 76% of areas.
| Rocky Point | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Rocky Point holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 14% of people live alone, a figure far below both the New South Wales and national averages.
14.0% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rocky Point, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (15%) and 1 person (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of all families are couples with children. One-parent families make up 24.1% of the total, which is among the highest for this kind of area and well above the national figure.
24.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rocky Point, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 Rocky Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13403/rocky-point/topic/family-households