Sugarloaf · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sugarloaf

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Sugarloaf than in the rest of the country, with 0.0% of families fitting this description. This small community is mostly made up of couples, though a high number of people live on their own.

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📍 Sugarloaf, Suburb / Locality

Where Sugarloaf sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Sugarloaf — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sugarloaf2.2
2420, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Sugarloaf holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 31% of households are people living alone, a rate well above the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Sugarloaf splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples, with 59.3% having children and 40.7% without. The proportion of one-parent families is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

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 Sugarloaf, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Sugarloaf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13700/sugarloaf/topic/family-households