3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Roselands · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people is the typical household size in Roselands, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This area has a much higher number of people living in each home than most other similar places. It is a community where large family groups are common and living alone is less frequent.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Roselands — higher than 86% of areas.
| Roselands | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2196, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 20.7% of people live alone, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home has 3.0 people, a figure much higher than most other areas.
3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.7% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Roselands, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.9%. One-parent families account for 15.1% of the total, which is a little above the state average of 14.0%.
15.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Roselands, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Roselands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13423/roselands/topic/family-households