2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Heath Hill · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Heath Hill, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-heavy community with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Heath Hill — higher than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 15.4%, which is far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
15.4% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Heath Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here, at 54.2%. One-parent families are less common than in most areas, making up 8.4% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
8.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Heath Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Heath Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21159/heath-hill/topic/family-households