Rosevears · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosevears

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Rosevears have shifted over the last decade, though the area remains defined by a strong presence of couples. With 43% of families being couples without children, the community has a distinct balance between established pairs and those raising young families.

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📍 Rosevears, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosevears sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Rosevears — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosevears2.3
7277, TAS 2.6
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Rosevears are small, with the typical household holding 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 45.7%, while 24.5% of people live alone.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.5% ▲ +25.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosevears, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 43.6% of families, almost equal to the 43% of couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.4%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.9%.

12.4% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Rosevears splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Rosevears [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60572/rosevears/topic/family-households