The Hills District · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in The Hills District

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in The Hills District compared to the rest of the state, with only 16.4% of households consisting of one person. This is a place where larger living arrangements are the norm, and the typical home holds 2.8 people.

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📍 The Hills District, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where The Hills District sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 The Hills District — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
The Hills District2.8
4055, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, and this trend has barely changed since 2011. About 34.5% of households have two people, while 21.3% have four people.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▲ +5.8%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In The Hills District, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 62.5%. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.8% ▲ +12.5%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In The Hills District, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011386/the-hills-district/topic/family-households