2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rocky Point · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rocky Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 16% of people live alone in Rocky Point, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of multi-person households. Most residents live in family groups, with few single-person homes compared to other parts of the country.
2.6
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- 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 Rocky Point — higher than 57% of areas.
| Rocky Point | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the low number of people living alone, as 36% of households consist of two people.
16.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rocky Point, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.5% of families, while only 7.5% are one-parent families. This last figure is well below the Queensland and national averages.
7.5% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rocky Point, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Rocky Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32457/rocky-point/topic/family-households