Roseworthy · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Roseworthy

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Roseworthy than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.0 people, which is well above the South Australian figure.

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📍 Roseworthy, Urban Centre

Where Roseworthy sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +36.4%
  • 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 Roseworthy — higher than 87% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Roseworthy3.0
5371, SA 2.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, and the number of people living alone has plummeted from 39.3% in 2011 to just 15.0%. This is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0 ▲ +36.4%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0% ▼ -61.8%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Roseworthy splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 70.5% of the mix. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.6%, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.

9.6% ▼ -41.3%

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Roseworthy, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Roseworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421036/roseworthy/topic/family-households