Rose Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rose Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A strong focus on family life defines Rose Park, where nearly 60% of all households are couples with children. This creates a residential atmosphere that is much more family-oriented than the state and national averages.

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Where Rose Park sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Rose Park — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rose Park2.4
5067, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Rose Park holds about 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 37.8%, while about 25.8% of people live alone.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8% ▼ -15.6%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rose Park, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are skewed toward couples, with one-parent families making up just 7.2% of the total. This is well below the 14.8% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national average.

7.2% ▼ -16.8%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rose Park, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Rose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41273/rose-park/topic/family-households