Pyramid Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pyramid Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Pyramid Hill than in most similar areas. This trend is seen in a typical home size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. It is a place where single-person households and one-parent families are both far more common than across the rest of the state.

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📍 Pyramid Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Pyramid Hill sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Pyramid Hill — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pyramid Hill2.3
3575, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, making up 36.1% of all households. This is far above the 25.6% national figure, which helps explain why Pyramid Hill has fewer people per home than most other areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.1% ▲ +7.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pyramid Hill, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.3% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. About half of all families are couples with children, while 28.8% are couples without children.

19.3% ▲ +37.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pyramid Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Pyramid Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22130/pyramid-hill/topic/family-households