2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Hills District · Sub-region (SA3)
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 country. This is an area where large households are the norm, with 2.9 people typically sharing a home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is The Hills District — higher than 89% of areas.
| The Hills District | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, and only 13.8% of people live alone—a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. While the typical home size has edged down slightly since 2011, 33.5% of households still consist of two people.
13.8% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Hills District, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.5%. One-parent families are among the lowest for this level at 9.7%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
9.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Hills District, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children 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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31401/the-hills-district/topic/family-households