Sackville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sackville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average households are a defining feature of Sackville, where 2.8 people live in the typical home. This is much higher than in most similar areas. The community is mostly made up of families, with over 63% being couples with children.

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📍 Sackville, Suburb / Locality

Where Sackville sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Sackville — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sackville2.8
2756, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with the typical household holding 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and about the same as the state average.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.5% ▲ +20.0%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 23.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Sackville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 15.4% of the local mix, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

15.4% ▲ +73.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sackville, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Sackville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13473/sackville/topic/family-households