Brown Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brown Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical household patterns in Brown Hill are very similar to those found across the rest of the state. Most homes are occupied by families, with 60.6% of those households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Brown Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Brown Hill sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Brown Hill — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brown Hill2.5
3350, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Roughly one quarter of residents, or 25.6%, live alone.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brown Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children are the most common type, making up 60.6% of the area. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.3% ▼ -28.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brown Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Brown Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20356/brown-hill/topic/family-households