Suntop · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Suntop

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower share of people live alone in Suntop compared to the national figure, with only 11.5% of households consisting of one person. This creates a landscape dominated by larger living arrangements, where the vast majority of residents live in family groups.

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📍 Suntop, Suburb / Locality

Where Suntop sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Suntop — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Suntop2.7
2820, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than in most areas. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that 26.9% of homes contain four people and 15.4% have five.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Suntop splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (28%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is very common here, with 75.5% of families being couples with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Suntop, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Suntop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13711/suntop/topic/family-households