Black Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Black Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67% of families in Black Hill, making it a own child-centric area. Homes here are larger than usual, with a typical household holding 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Black Hill sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Hill — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Black Hill3.2
2322, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 9.2%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why the area has some of the highest numbers of people per home at this level.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.2% ▲ +12.7%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Black Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.3% ▲ +30.7%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Black Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Black Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10384/black-hill/topic/family-households