Rocherlea · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rocherlea

How families and households are made up across the area.

A very high rate of single-parent families shapes daily life in Rocherlea, where 46.6% of families fit this description. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most common places for this family type. While typical home sizes are about the same as the state average, many more residents live alone here than in other areas.

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📍 Rocherlea, Suburb / Locality

Where Rocherlea 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 Rocherlea — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rocherlea2.4
7248, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Roughly 32.4% of people in Rocherlea live alone, which is well above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. Most homes house either one or two people, with the typical home holding 2.4 people.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.4% ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.1%
  • 2016: 35.8%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rocherlea splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 46.6% of the local total, a figure far above the 15.9% seen across Tasmania. Other common family types include couples with children, who make up 37.1% of families.

46.6% ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.7%
  • 2016: 45.5%
  • 2021: 46.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rocherlea, the largest group is One-parent families at 47%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and Couples without children (15%).

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 Rocherlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60559/rocherlea/topic/family-households