Seven Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seven Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become a defining feature of Seven Hills, where the typical home now holds 2.9 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and stands well above the national figure of 2.5. The area is dominated by family living, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Seven Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Seven Hills sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Seven Hills — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seven Hills2.9
4170, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 28.4% of households containing two people and 25.7% holding four. Only 16.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▼ -16.2%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Seven Hills splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 67.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.8%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Queensland average.

12.8% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seven Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32537/seven-hills/topic/family-households