2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Briar Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 59% of families in Briar Hill are couples with children, making this a common family-oriented suburb. The area generally follows Victorian and national trends for home sizes and the number of people living alone.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Briar Hill — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Briar Hill has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Roughly one quarter of residents (25.9%) live alone, and the most common household size is two people at 34.5%.
25.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Briar Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, which is a little above the national average of 14.1%. Most other families are couples, with 24.4% having no children.
15.3% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Briar Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/family-households