3.3 ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sackville North · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in Sackville North, where people typically live in bigger groups than in most other parts of the country. With 3.3 people per home, the area is far more crowded than the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community focused on family life.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sackville North — higher than 91% of areas.
| Sackville North | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2756, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 7.6%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why homes are so full; about 33% of households have two people, while over a third have four or more residents.
3.3 ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7.6% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Sackville North, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most homes are headed by couples with children, making up 71.6% of families. This is reflected in the very low rate of one-parent families, at 3.6%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.
3.6% ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sackville North, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sackville North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13474/sackville-north/topic/family-households