2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandalwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sandalwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all households in Sandalwood are made up of people living alone, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. While the typical home has 2.5 people, the community is marked by a high number of single-person households and one-parent families.
2.5
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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 Sandalwood — higher than 50% of areas.
| Sandalwood | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5309, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 47.8% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the South Australian and national averages.
47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sandalwood, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (17%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.5% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 67.5% of the family group.
22.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sandalwood, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Sandalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41300/sandalwood/topic/family-households