Summer Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Summer Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-person homes defines Summer Hill, where 34.2% of households consist of just one person. This is well above the national figure and reflects a trend toward smaller living arrangements in the area. Most homes here are small, with the typical household containing only 2.1 people.

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Where Summer Hill sits — Average household size

2.1 —
  • 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 Summer Hill — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Summer Hill2.1
2130, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-person households are much more common here than in most areas, making up 34.2% of the total. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.1 people is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.1 —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.2% —

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 34.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Summer Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of families in the area are couples with children, while 33.5% are couples without. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.8% —

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Summer Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Summer Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13702/summer-hill/topic/family-households