Rosemount · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosemount

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average homes and a strong presence of couples with children define the daily life of Rosemount. Most households here consist of two or more people, with the typical home holding 2.6 people, which is slightly more than the national figure.

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📍 Rosemount, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosemount sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Rosemount — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosemount2.6
4560, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Rosemount holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 37.8% of households have two people, those living alone make up 23.4% of the total, a figure a little below the Queensland average.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▲ +47.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosemount, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.8% of families here. Only 9.6% of families are one-parent households, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

9.6% ▲ +10.9%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosemount, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Rosemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32471/rosemount/topic/family-households