Upper Rouchel · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Rouchel

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Upper Rouchel compared to the state and national averages. This trend contributes to the area having fewer people per home than most other places, with a typical household size of just 2.2 people.

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📍 Upper Rouchel, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Rouchel sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Rouchel — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Rouchel2.2
2336, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.3% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Consequently, the usual household size is a little below the Australian average, with one and two-person homes each making up a third of all households.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Upper Rouchel splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 6.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 54.2% having children and 43.8% without.

6.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Rouchel, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 Upper Rouchel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14062/upper-rouchel/topic/family-households