Hilltops · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Hilltops

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Hilltops are couples with children, making them the most common family type in the area. This reflects a community where family life is central, though a notably high number of people also live on their own.

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📍 Hilltops, Council (LGA)

Where Hilltops sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hilltops — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hilltops2.4
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Roughly 31% of households are people living alone, which is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most homes here contain two people (37.1%), and the typical household size of 2.4 people has barely changed since 2016.

2.4

Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.9%

Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 30.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hilltops, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 15.4% of the total, which is a little above the national and state figures. This represents a small drop from 2016, while couples without children account for 31.9% of families.

15.4%

Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hilltops, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Hilltops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13910/hilltops/topic/family-households