Sapphire · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sapphire

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a massive 92.9% of families in Sapphire, far outstripping any other group. This strong family presence means the area is much more likely to have larger households than most other places.

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📍 Sapphire, Suburb / Locality

Where Sapphire sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Sapphire — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sapphire2.8
2360, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, Sapphire has a much higher density of residents in each house than most areas. This is slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Sapphire, 1 person is the majority at 60%; 3 people is next at 40%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are completely absent here at 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families consist of couples with children, making up 92.9% of the total.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sapphire, Couples with children is the majority at 90%; Couples without children is next at 10%.

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 Sapphire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13505/sapphire/topic/family-households