2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ruffy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ruffy
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live in each home in Ruffy than in most similar areas. This small community is largely made up of couples, with the typical household containing just 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Ruffy — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 55.9% of homes housing two people and 27.9% just one. This means Ruffy has more people living alone than the state and national figures, and a typical home size that is a little below the Australian average.
27.9% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ruffy, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 28%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family types are dominated by couples, and there are no one-parent families in the area. This is far below the 14.1% national figure and much lower than most other similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ruffy, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 38%.
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 Ruffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22211/ruffy/topic/family-households