2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rathscar · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rathscar
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than two people typically live in each home in Rathscar, reflecting a larger household size than most similar areas. This pattern means families and shared living arrangements are common across the landscape.
2.6
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- 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 Rathscar — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Rathscar has 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Rathscar, 1 person is the majority at 100%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples with children at 39%, ahead of One-parent families (39%).
Family composition
View on map →Rathscar splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (41%), with Couples without children at 18%.
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 Rathscar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22139/rathscar/topic/family-households