2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandy Flat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sandy Flat
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far lower share of one-parent families than the state average defines the home life in Sandy Flat. While many local homes are headed by couples with children, the typical household size mirrors the national figure.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Sandy Flat — higher than 50% of areas.
| Sandy Flat | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2372, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Sandy Flat has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian average. Around 25% of residents live alone, a figure that matches the New South Wales state average.
25.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sandy Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.3% of families here. Only 3.8% of families are one-parent households, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.
3.8% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sandy Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Sandy Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13498/sandy-flat/topic/family-households