4.2 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8
- 2016: 4.3
- 2021: 4.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandover · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sandover
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Sandover than in most other similar areas. This community is defined by large households, with a typical home holding 4.2 people, which is far above the national figure of 2.5.
4.2
▼ -12.5%
- 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 Sandover — higher than 99% of areas.
| Sandover | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 3.6 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Large homes are common here, with 38.5% of households containing six or more people. Consequently, only 20.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
20.2% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sandover, the largest group is 6 or more at 36%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 2 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.5% of the community, which is well above both the Territory and national figures. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 61.6% of the total.
23.5% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sandover, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Sandover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70238/sandover/topic/family-households