Headington Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Headington Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward larger household sizes has seen Headington Hill become a place where family living is the norm. This is a community where very few people live alone, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Headington Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Headington Hill sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Headington Hill — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Headington Hill2.6
4361, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.9% of residents live alone, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Most homes are shared, with 45.2% of households containing two people and 32.3% containing three.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.9%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Headington Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (31%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life dominates here, as 62.7% of homes are couples with children. One-parent families make up just 4.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

4.5%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Headington Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Headington Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31309/headington-hill/topic/family-households