Rosedale - Guerilla Bay · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Rosedale - Guerilla Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Rosedale - Guerilla Bay (L) than in the rest of the state, with only 16.2% of households being single-person. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of multi-person homes, which is a trend that has become more pronounced since 2011.

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📍 Rosedale - Guerilla Bay, Urban Centre

Where Rosedale - Guerilla Bay sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Rosedale - Guerilla Bay — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rosedale - Guerilla Bay2.4
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 51.4% of homes here are shared by two people, and the typical home has 2.4 residents. This is higher than most areas, although it has edged down slightly from 2.5 people per home in 2011.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.2% ▼ -11.0%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rosedale - Guerilla Bay, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 3 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of families, with 47.4% having no children and 41.2% having children. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, sitting at 9.5%, which is well below the national figure.

9.5% ▲ +9.7%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rosedale - Guerilla Bay, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Rosedale - Guerilla Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122116/rosedale-guerilla-bay/topic/family-households