3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
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.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Rocky Point, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. The area is dominated by families, which is reflected in the very low number of people living alone.
3.0
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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 86% of areas.
| Rocky Point | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | 3.0 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little over a quarter of homes have two people, while 22.2% hold four. Only 17.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.
17.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 69.8%. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the Australian figure and well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.
11.4% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rocky Point, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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/SAL32458/rocky-point/topic/family-households