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Family & Households in Upper Rollands Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Upper Rollands Plains than in most similar areas. The typical home here holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This creates a living environment where few people reside alone.

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Where Upper Rollands Plains sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +19.2%
  • 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 Upper Rollands Plains — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Rollands Plains3.1
2441, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 19.1% of residents live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are larger here, with about 32% of households containing two people and 21% containing three.

3.1 ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Rollands Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Half of all families are couples with children, while about a quarter are couples without children.

22.1% ▲ +53.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 22.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Rollands Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Upper Rollands Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14061/upper-rollands-plains/topic/family-households