Rosebrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosebrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 67% of families in Rosebrook are couples with children, making it an area where family life is very prominent. This focus on family is reflected in the larger-than-usual household sizes seen across the community.

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📍 Rosebrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosebrook sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Rosebrook — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosebrook2.7
3285, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Rosebrook holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 23.8% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the Victorian and national averages.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▲ +35.9%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rosebrook splits fairly evenly between 1 person (23%) and 2 people (23%), with 4 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 7.9% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most families are couples, with 67.4% raising children and 19.1% without children.

7.9% ▼ -1.9%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosebrook, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Rosebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22197/rosebrook/topic/family-households