Rodds Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rodds Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than two people live in the typical home in Rodds Bay, making it a place of small households. The area is largely made up of couples without children, with a high number of people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Rodds Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Rodds Bay sits — Average household size

1.9 —
  • 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 Rodds Bay — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rodds Bay1.9
4678, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 1.9 people live in the typical home, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that 27.9% of residents live alone, a figure well above the state average.

1.9 —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.9% —

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rodds Bay, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 67% of families here. Only 9.9% of families are led by a single parent, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

9.9% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rodds Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 68%; Couples with 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 Rodds Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32460/rodds-bay/topic/family-households