Roslyn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Roslyn

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live by themselves in Roslyn, where the vast majority of residents share their homes. This creates a community where almost every household is a multi-person arrangement, with two-person homes being the most common sight.

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📍 Roslyn, Suburb / Locality

Where Roslyn sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Roslyn — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Roslyn2.5
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 11.1% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Roslyn, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 3 people is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of the local families, while one-parent families are completely absent. This 0.0% figure is far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Roslyn, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.

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 Roslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13430/roslyn/topic/family-households