Hillcrest · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hillcrest

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.2% of families in Hillcrest, the most common household type in the area. This is a place where homes are often fuller than usual, with a typical household size slightly above the state average.

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📍 Hillcrest, Suburb / Locality

Where Hillcrest sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Hillcrest — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hillcrest2.6
5086, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Hillcrest holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 26.9% of residents live alone, this is a little below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hillcrest splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 14% of families are one-parent households, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.

14.0% ▼ -21.8%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hillcrest, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40592/hillcrest/topic/family-households