Rossbridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rossbridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Rossbridge than in most other similar areas. The community is largely made up of couples, with 65% of families having children and 20% without.

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📍 Rossbridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Rossbridge sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Rossbridge — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rossbridge2.2
3377, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Rossbridge are smaller than usual, with typically 2.2 people per home. This is a little below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Rossbridge splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 3 people (36%), with 1 person at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 0% of the local total, which is far below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rossbridge, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Rossbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22204/rossbridge/topic/family-households