Rosebery · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosebery

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person homes are the most common living arrangement in Rosebery, where 40.8% of households consist of a couple. The area is generally smaller than most, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Rosebery, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosebery sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -11.5%
  • 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 Rosebery — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosebery2.3
2018, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are common here, with 27% of people living alone, which is a little above the national figure. This contributes to the typical home size of 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.

2.3 ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.0% ▲ +35.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 27.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosebery, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of families are couples with children, while 38.6% are couples without. One-parent families make up 9.9% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures.

9.9% ▼ -16.9%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosebery, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13419/rosebery/topic/family-households