Roto · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Roto

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Roto than in the rest of the country, with 27.6% of families falling into this group. This is a standout figure for the area, which generally sees more people living under one roof than the national average.

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Where Roto sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Roto — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Roto2.9
2675, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Roto are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per home. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Roto splits fairly evenly between 3 people (36%) and 5 people (36%), with 2 people at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents head 27.6% of families, which is far above the 14% seen across New South Wales and Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 51.7% and other families at 13.8%, while there are no couples without children.

27.6%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Roto, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 30%.

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 Roto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13436/roto/topic/family-households