2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fishers Hill · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fishers Hill — higher than 81% of areas.
| Fishers Hill | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2421, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Fishers Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (25%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Fishers Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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