Rosebank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosebank

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Rosebank have shifted over the last decade, with one-parent families now making up 17.6% of the total. This figure is well above the national average, reflecting a distinct domestic landscape for the area.

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📍 Rosebank, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosebank sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Rosebank — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosebank2.4
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 46.4% of all households. Only 18.3% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% figure for Australia.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.3% ▼ -38.8%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosebank, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas, sitting well above the New South Wales average. Couples with children make up 42.1% of families, followed closely by couples without children at 40.3%.

17.6% ▲ +37.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Rosebank splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Rosebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13415/rosebank/topic/family-households