2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rochedale South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rochedale South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Rochedale South, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves compared to other areas.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Rochedale South — higher than 76% of areas.
| Rochedale South | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4123, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.7% of people here live alone, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. The most common household size is two people, making up 32.1% of all homes.
18.7% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rochedale South, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.4%. Single-parent families account for 13.7%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average.
13.7% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rochedale South, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Rochedale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32448/rochedale-south/topic/family-households