Fishers Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fishers Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home in Fishers Hill is much higher than most areas. This reflects a community where large family households are common, though there is also a notable number of people living on their own.

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📍 Fishers Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Fishers Hill sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Fishers Hill — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fishers Hill2.9
2421, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Interestingly, 28.6% of residents live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Fishers Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (63.5%), while one-parent families make up only 5.8%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fishers Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Fishers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11528/fishers-hill/topic/family-households