Hillview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hillview

How families and households are made up across the area.

A very low 5.3% of families are led by a single parent in Hillview. This is far below the state and national figures, reflecting a community where the vast majority of families consist of couples. Most households are relatively small, typically housing between two and three people.

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📍 Hillview, Suburb / Locality

Where Hillview 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 Hillview — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hillview2.6
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Hillview hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. About 22.2% of residents live alone, a rate well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.2%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hillview, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 64.9%, while couples without children account for 33.3%. This helps explain why one-parent families are so rare here, sitting 10 percentage points below the Queensland average.

5.3%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hillview, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Hillview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31339/hillview/topic/family-households