Sandergrove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sandergrove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 68% of families in Sandergrove are couples with children, making it an area dominated by larger family groups. This high proportion of families with children helps explain why homes here are typically larger than in most other areas.

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📍 Sandergrove, Suburb / Locality

Where Sandergrove 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 Sandergrove — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sandergrove2.7
5255, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Sandergrove holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 11.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sandergrove, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 3.7% of the local mix, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples, with 26.8% having no children and 68.3% raising children at home.

3.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sandergrove, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Sandergrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41301/sandergrove/topic/family-households