Rugby · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rugby

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Rugby compared to most similar areas. While over half of families here include children, the area is notable for having no one-parent families, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Rugby sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Rugby — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rugby2.3
2583, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Rugby holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. About 21.2% of people live alone, a rate that is well below the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rugby, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.6% of families, while couples without children account for 39.7%. There are no one-parent families here, a figure that is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rugby, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Rugby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13453/rugby/topic/family-households