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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id25% of Roseneath-Sawyers Bay's households contained only one person, compared with 29.4% in Bush Road, with the most dominant household size being 2 persons per household in 2018.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, Roseneath-Sawyers Bay's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 6 March 2018 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 6 March 2018)?'
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Roseneath-Sawyers Bay | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Bush Road % | Number | % | Bush Road % | 2013 to 2018 |
1 person | 144 | 25.1 | 29.4 | 138 | 25.3 | 29.2 | +6 |
2 persons | 222 | 38.7 | 40.3 | 207 | 37.9 | 40.7 | +15 |
3 persons | 81 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 93 | 17.0 | 13.6 | -12 |
4 persons | 84 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 72 | 13.2 | 11.8 | +12 |
5 persons | 30 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 24 | 4.4 | 3.5 | +6 |
6 or more persons | 12 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0 |
Total | 573 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 546 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +27 |
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Roseneath-Sawyers Bay compared with Bush Road shows that there were a lower proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 25%% of lone person households, and 22.0% of larger households, compared with 29.4% and 17.1% respectively for Bush Road.
The major differences in the household size for Roseneath-Sawyers Bay and Bush Road were:
The number of households in Roseneath-Sawyers Bay increased by 27 between 2013 and 2018.
There were no major differences in Roseneath-Sawyers Bay between 2013 and 2018.
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