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.
Rosebrook · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosebrook — higher than 71% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.8% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Rosebrook splits fairly evenly between 1 person (23%) and 2 people (23%), with 4 people at 23%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Rosebrook, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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