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.
Sackville · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sackville — higher than 76% of areas.
| Sackville | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2756, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.5% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Sackville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 19%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sackville, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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