1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rocklyn · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rocklyn
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Rocklyn, where the typical home holds fewer people than most other areas. With just 1.9 people per home, it is well below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5.
1.9
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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 Rocklyn — lower than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than average, with 1.9 people per dwelling. This figure is well below the national and state average of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Rocklyn, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 58.6%, while one-parent families are completely absent. This 0.0% figure is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rocklyn, Couples without children is the majority at 71%; Couples with children is next at 29%.
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 Rocklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22188/rocklyn/topic/family-households