Rossi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rossi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three quarters of all families in Rossi are couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for families, with typical homes holding far more people than the national figure.

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📍 Rossi, Suburb / Locality

Where Rossi sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Rossi — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rossi3.2
2621, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.2 people per household compared to 2.5 across Australia. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 9.4%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.4%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rossi splits fairly evenly between 4 people (31%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 2.9% of the total, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

2.9%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rossi, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Rossi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13433/rossi/topic/family-households