Hillgrove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hillgrove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Hillgrove than in most similar areas. While half of the families here have children, the typical home is smaller than the state figure, with only 2.2 people per household.

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📍 Hillgrove, Suburb / Locality

Where Hillgrove sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Hillgrove — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hillgrove2.2
2350, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 35.9% of residents live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than those in most other areas.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 35.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hillgrove, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 4 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of the families in Hillgrove are couples with children, while 40.7% are couples without. One-parent families make up 12% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

12.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hillgrove, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Hillgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11914/hillgrove/topic/family-households