Sunnydale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sunnydale

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.

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📍 Sunnydale, Suburb / Locality

Where Sunnydale sits — Average household size

1.8 —
  • 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 Sunnydale — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sunnydale1.8
5353, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Sunnydale, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 1 person is next at 32%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sunnydale, Couples without children is the majority at 90%; Couples with children is next at 10%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

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