2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hamilton South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hamilton South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Hamilton South than in most similar areas. This contributes to a smaller typical household size, with 37.4% of homes housing just one person.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Hamilton South — lower than 71% of areas.
| Hamilton South | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2303, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by a high number of single-person households, which sit far above the national average.
37.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hamilton South, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.3% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.7%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it is a little below the state and national figures.
12.7% ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hamilton South, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Hamilton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11848/hamilton-south/topic/family-households