Sanderston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sanderston

How families and households are made up across the area.

About half of all families in Sanderston are couples with children. This small community has a tendency toward smaller households, with only two people living in the typical home.

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📍 Sanderston, Suburb / Locality

Where Sanderston sits — Average household size

2.0 —
  • 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 Sanderston — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sanderston2.0
5237, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Smaller living arrangements are common here, with only 2.0 people per home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because people living alone make up 33.3% of households, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

2.0 —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sanderston, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are split almost evenly between couples with children (50.9%) and those without (49.1%). Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, which is far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sanderston, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 49%.

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 Sanderston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41302/sanderston/topic/family-households