Sandy Camp · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sandy Camp

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Sandy Camp than in the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Sandy Camp, Suburb / Locality

Where Sandy Camp sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Sandy Camp — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sandy Camp2.6
4361, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 7.5% of people live alone here, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most households are small groups, with 57.5% containing two people.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.5% —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sandy Camp, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 3 people is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are common, as 58.5% of homes are couples with children. One-parent families make up just 6.4% of the mix, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

6.4% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sandy Camp, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Sandy Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32512/sandy-camp/topic/family-households