Hillarys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Hillarys

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Hillarys than in most similar areas. This is a strong family hub where 63.4% of households are couples with children, making it much less common for people to live alone here than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Hillarys, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hillarys sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Hillarys — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hillarys2.8
6025, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.8 people per household. Only 15.3% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

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

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.3% ▲ +15.3%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hillarys, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.9% of the area, a figure well below the national average of 14.1%. This is a small increase from the 7.6% recorded in 2011.

8.9% ▲ +17.7%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hillarys, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Hillarys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011075/hillarys/topic/family-households