2.8 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Rothbury · Urban Centre
Family & Households in North Rothbury
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in North Rothbury than in most other areas, with only 16.2% of households consisting of one person. This makes the area a hub for larger living arrangements, where the typical home now holds 2.8 people.
2.8
▲ +16.7%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is North Rothbury — higher than 81% of areas.
| North Rothbury | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2335, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in North Rothbury have grown larger since 2011, with the typical household size rising from 2.4 to 2.8 people. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.5.
16.2% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Rothbury, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.3%. One-parent families account for 16.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
16.4% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Rothbury, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 North Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115112/north-rothbury/topic/family-households