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.
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosebery — lower than 71% of areas.
| Rosebery | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2018, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.0% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Rosebery, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Rosebery, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).
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