Rosehill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosehill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Rosehill than in most similar areas, with only 6% of households being single-person homes. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents live with others, resulting in a typical household size of 2.7 people.

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📍 Rosehill, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosehill sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +12.5%
  • 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 Rosehill — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosehill2.7
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 56% of homes housing two people and 26% housing three, Rosehill has a higher number of people per home than most areas. This is consistent with the very low rate of people living alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.0% ▼ -74.8%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosehill, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 3 people is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48% of families here. This contributes to a low rate of one-parent families at 8.9%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

8.9% ▲ +6.0%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosehill, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Rosehill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32469/rosehill/topic/family-households