2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sun Valley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sun Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Sun Valley compared to the rest of the country, with only 9.6% of households consisting of one person. This creates a distinct community profile where homes are much more likely to be shared, resulting in a typical household size that is larger than the state and national figures.
2.9
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- 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 Sun Valley — higher than 81% of areas.
| Sun Valley | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2777, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.
9.6% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sun Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, as 58.9% of families have children. One-parent families make up just 4.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
4.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sun Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sun Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13706/sun-valley/topic/family-households