Hilldale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hilldale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Hilldale than in the rest of the state. This is a place where most households are larger than usual, with a typical home holding 2.8 people. More than half of the local families are couples raising children.

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📍 Hilldale, Suburb / Locality

Where Hilldale sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Hilldale — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hilldale2.8
2420, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most similar areas, with the typical household holding 2.8 people. About 22.7% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.7%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hilldale, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.5% of families here. One-parent families account for only 8.5%, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages.

8.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hilldale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Hilldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11913/hilldale/topic/family-households