3.3 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ropes Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ropes Crossing
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Ropes Crossing, where a typical home holds 3.3 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community heavily weighted toward large family groups.
3.3
▲ +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 Ropes Crossing — higher than 91% of areas.
| Ropes Crossing | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2760, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.3 people per home, this area is well above the New South Wales average of 2.6. This high density is reflected in the fact that 26.2% of homes hold four people, while those living alone are far fewer here than across Australia.
14.1% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ropes Crossing, the largest group is 4 people at 26%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 2 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 73.9%. One-parent families account for 12.9% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the national figure.
12.9% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ropes Crossing, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; One-parent families is next at 13%.
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 Ropes Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13411/ropes-crossing/topic/family-households