2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rous · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rous
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of the homes in Rous are lived in by couples with children, making it a primary hub for families. This is a high-density living area where households are typically larger than in most other regions, with a very low number of people living alone.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Rous — higher than 76% of areas.
| Rous | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, Rous has a much higher density than most areas. Only 12.2% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
12.2% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rous, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 5 people (16%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 52.3%, while couples without children account for 31.0%. One-parent families represent 12.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas.
12.7% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rous, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Rous [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13442/rous/topic/family-households