Saratoga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Saratoga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Saratoga than in most similar areas, making it a place where shared living is more common. This is reflected in the typical home having 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Saratoga sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Saratoga — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Saratoga2.7
2251, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.2% of people live by themselves, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why homes here are larger than most, with 35% of households containing two people.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.2% ▼ -0.3%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Saratoga, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.6% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

12.1% ▲ +0.0%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Saratoga, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Saratoga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13507/saratoga/topic/family-households