Sandy Gully · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sandy Gully

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shrinking household size has become the main story for Sandy Gully since the last census. The area is now sparsely populated, with typical homes holding far fewer people than the state or national average.

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📍 Sandy Gully, Suburb / Locality

Where Sandy Gully sits — Average household size

1.9 —
  • 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 Gully — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sandy Gully1.9
2729, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 1.9 people live in the typical home here, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

1.9 —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Sandy Gully, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 36%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 108%, ahead of Couples with children (33%).

Family composition

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In Sandy Gully, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; Couples with children is next at 24%.

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 Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13499/sandy-gully/topic/family-households