2.0 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Hill · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has seen the typical home in The Hill now hold only two people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where a large number of residents live independently.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Hill — lower than 86% of areas.
| The Hill | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2300, NSW | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 37.7% of people living alone—a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%. This explains why the typical home in The Hill holds only 2.0 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.0 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
The Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with and without children make up a similar share of the area, at 44.7% and 44.4% respectively. One-parent families account for 9.5% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
9.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
The Hill splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in The Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13842/the-hill/topic/family-households