Rosewood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosewood

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families than the national average defines the household landscape in Rosewood. While the typical home has about 2.4 people, there is a notable trend toward smaller living arrangements and single-parent homes.

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📍 Rosewood, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosewood sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Rosewood — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosewood2.4
4340, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.3% of people in Rosewood live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national average.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.2%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosewood, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.7% of the area, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.4%.

25.7% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosewood, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32475/rosewood/topic/family-households