Rosny · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rosny

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Rosny compared to the rest of Tasmania and Australia. Most of the local population lives in couples, with 90.9% of families consisting of two partners, either with or without children.

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📍 Rosny, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosny sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Rosny — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosny2.4
7018, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.3% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and Australian averages.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.4%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosny, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 9.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels. The most common family type is a couple with children, representing 57.8% of families.

9.7% ▼ -31.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosny, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Rosny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60573/rosny/topic/family-households