Rosebud · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosebud

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone has shaped the home life in Rosebud since 2011. While nearly half of families here include children, the area now sees far more single-person households than most similar places. This has led to a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure.

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Where Rosebud sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Rosebud — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosebud2.2
3939, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.5% of people in Rosebud live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.2 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.4%
  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rosebud splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.5% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children, who make up 46.1% of families, and couples without children at 34.2%.

18.5% ▼ -0.8%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosebud, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (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 Rosebud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22198/rosebud/topic/family-households