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.
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Red Hill — higher than 71% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
17.9% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Red Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Red Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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