Rockyview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rockyview

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher number of people share each home in Rockyview compared to the rest of the country. This area has an unusually low number of people living alone, with the typical home holding 3.2 people, well above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Rockyview, Suburb / Locality

Where Rockyview sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Rockyview — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rockyview3.2
4701, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 5.5% of people live alone here, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most homes are larger, with 26.2% of households containing four people and 12.3% holding five.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

5.5% ▲ +21.6%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rockyview, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 68.9%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas, at just 6.2% compared to 14.1% nationally.

6.2% ▲ +88.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rockyview, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Rockyview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32459/rockyview/topic/family-households