2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rossvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rossvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher proportion of people live alone in Rossvale than in most other areas. This trend is a standout feature of the local housing landscape, where 37.5% of households are single-person homes. While many homes still house couples with children, there is a strong presence of solo residents compared to the rest of the state.
2.4
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- 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 Rossvale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Rossvale | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4356, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes make up 37.5% of the total, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Despite this, the typical number of people per home is 2.4, which is about the same as the national figure.
37.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Rossvale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (28%), with 3 people at 28%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.2% of local families. One-parent families account for 9.1%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rossvale, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Rossvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32481/rossvale/topic/family-households