2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rhymney · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Rhymney have remained largely steady over the last decade. The area is mostly made up of traditional family units, with 60% of families consisting of couples with children. This stability is reflected in a typical home size that mirrors both state and national trends.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rhymney — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
People per home in Rhymney is 2.4, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Rhymney, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 6 or more (24%) and 1 person (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families here, while couples without children account for 26.7%. One-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Rhymney, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Rhymney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22165/rhymney/topic/family-households