Hillier · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hillier

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Hillier are occupied by just one person, making it an area of very small households. This creates a distinct living pattern where single-person homes are far more common than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Hillier, Suburb / Locality

Where Hillier sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Hillier — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hillier1.9
5116, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 47.9% of people living alone, the number of sole occupants is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the typical home has only 1.9 people, which is well below the Australian average of 2.5.

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

47.9% ▲ +18.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.4%
  • 2016: 47.0%
  • 2021: 47.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hillier, the largest group is 1 person at 49%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (6%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 53.8%, while one-parent families account for 9.9%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.9% ▲ +68.5%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hillier, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 36%.

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 Hillier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40593/hillier/topic/family-households