Highgate Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Highgate Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households and single-person living define Highgate Hill, where 32% of homes are occupied by just one person. This is much higher than most other areas, creating a residential landscape that feels less crowded than the state and national average.

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Where Highgate 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 Highgate Hill — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Highgate Hill2.3
4101, QLD 2.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With a typical 2.3 people per home, Highgate Hill is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This lower density is driven by the high number of single-person households, which are far more common here than in the rest of Queensland.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.0% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 32.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Highgate Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of families here are couples with children, while couples without children make up 30.9%. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.

13.8% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.9%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Highgate Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Highgate Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31331/highgate-hill/topic/family-households