2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rockville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rockville
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Rockville compared to the rest of the state. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. The area is mostly made up of small households, with two-person and one-person homes being the most common.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Rockville — lower than 71% of areas.
| Rockville | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.9% of people here live by themselves, a figure well above the Queensland average of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical home in Rockville holds only 2.3 people, which is lower than most other similar areas.
32.9% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Rockville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.7% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family across similar areas.
25.7% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rockville, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32455/rockville/topic/family-households