1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunnydale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes have become the defining feature of Sunnydale. Most homes here are occupied by just one or two people, creating a residential pattern that is quite different from the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sunnydale — lower than 91% of areas.
| Sunnydale | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 5353, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 1.8 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that a third of residents live alone, a rate much higher than most other areas.
1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Sunnydale, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are unusual here, with no one-parent families recorded. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%, as nearly all families in the area consist of couples without children.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sunnydale, Couples without children is the majority at 90%; Couples with children is next at 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sunnydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41407/sunnydale/topic/family-households