Rosewood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosewood

How families and households are made up across the area.

About the same as the state and national figures, Rosewood has a typical household size of 2.6 people. This small community is primarily made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Rosewood, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosewood sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Rosewood — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosewood2.6
2652, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Rosewood hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 24.4% of residents live alone, a figure that sits around the middle for its level and is slightly below the national average.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosewood, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

15.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosewood, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13429/rosewood/topic/family-households