2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hedley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hedley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Hedley have shifted over the last decade, with a now significant proportion of residents living on their own. More than 31% of homes are occupied by a single person, which is well above the national figure.
2.2
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- 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 Hedley — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Hedley are smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.2 people. This is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5, reflecting the fact that nearly 40% of households consist of just two people.
31.3% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hedley, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.7% of the local total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the state average. Over half of all families are couples with children, while 34.5% are couples without children.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hedley, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Hedley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21166/hedley/topic/family-households