2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Richmond Hill · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Richmond Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 27.3% of the population in Richmond Hill, a figure far above the national average. This area has a distinct mix of small households and single-parent homes. It is a place where living arrangements vary widely from solo dwellers to larger family groups.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Richmond Hill — lower than 71% of areas.
| Richmond Hill | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
More people live alone here than in most similar areas, with 32.9% of residents in single-person homes. This high number of solo dwellers means the typical home in Richmond Hill holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
32.9% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Richmond Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, reaching a rate far above the Queensland average of 15.4%. While 40.9% of families are couples with children, the high proportion of one-parent homes stands out among the highest for areas of this type.
27.3% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Richmond Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (27%).
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 Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32426/richmond-hill/topic/family-households