2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Rock · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Rock
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in The Rock consist of couples with children. This creates a family-focused atmosphere in the town, though there is also a notable number of people living on their own.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 The Rock — higher than 57% of areas.
| The Rock | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2655, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in The Rock holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. About 26.9% of households are people living alone, a figure slightly above the national average of 25.6%.
26.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Rock, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 14%.
14.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Rock, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13854/the-rock/topic/family-households