Rookwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rookwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 2.5 people live in the typical home in Rookwood, which is a figure that matches the national average. This means household sizes here are very similar to those found across both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.

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📍 Rookwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Rookwood sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -28.6%
  • 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 Rookwood — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rookwood2.5
2141, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, Rookwood sits around the middle compared to similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and identical to the Australian average.

2.5 ▼ -28.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 200%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).

Family composition

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In Rookwood, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Rookwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13409/rookwood/topic/family-households