2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Roto · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Roto — higher than 81% of areas.
| Roto | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2675, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Roto splits fairly evenly between 3 people (36%) and 5 people (36%), with 2 people at 29%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Roto, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 30%.
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