2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hexham · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hexham
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Hexham are couples with children. This reflects a community where family-sized living is common, with households typically holding about 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Hexham — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Fewer people live alone here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, with only 22.2% of households consisting of one person.
22.2% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hexham, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59% of families, while 36% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11%, a figure that is well below the national average.
11.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hexham, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21178/hexham/topic/family-households