Eatons Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eatons Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Among the highest for its type, Eatons Hill has a very high number of people living in each home. This is a family-focused area where the typical household is larger than the national figure, with 70.5% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Eatons Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Eatons Hill sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -6.1%
  • 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 Eatons Hill — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eatons Hill3.1
4037, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home compared to 2.5 across Australia. Only 8.4% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.1 ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.4% ▲ +32.6%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Eatons Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, and one-parent families make up only 8.5% of the total. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.5% ▲ +6.2%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eatons Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Eatons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30937/eatons-hill/topic/family-households