Eatons Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Eatons Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living in each home in Eatons Hill than in 2011, but it remains a place of large households. The typical home now holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure. Very few people live alone here compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Eatons Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Eatons Hill sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -6.1%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Eatons Hill — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eatons Hill3.1
4037, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 3.1 people, which is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 8.4% of people live alone, a rate far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.1 ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.4% ▲ +32.7%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Eatons Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 70.5%. One-parent families account for just 8.5%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.5% ▲ +6.2%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eatons Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Eatons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011385/eatons-hill/topic/family-households