Red Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Red Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Red Hill compared to the state and national figures. The area is defined by larger households and a strong presence of families, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.

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Where Red Hill sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Red Hill — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Red Hill2.7
3937, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 17.9% of residents live alone, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Most homes are shared, with 41% of households containing two people and 16.4% containing four.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9% ▲ +22.9%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Red Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 8.7%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

8.7% ▲ +12.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Red Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22148/red-hill/topic/family-households