Rodd Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rodd Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 72% of families in Rodd Point, making it a strongly family-oriented area. This focus on families is reflected in the larger typical home size compared to most other areas.

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📍 Rodd Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Rodd Point sits — Average household size

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 Rodd Point — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rodd Point2.8
2046, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a low number of people living alone, at just 18.5%, well below the own New South Wales figure of 25%.

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.

18.5% ▼ -11.2%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rodd Point splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (27%), with 1 person at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.7% of the total, which is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 72% having children and 20.6% without.

6.7% ▲ +2.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rodd Point, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Rodd Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13406/rodd-point/topic/family-households