Hamilton Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hamilton Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Hamilton Hill than in most similar areas, with 34.5% of households being one-person homes. This high number of single residents means homes here are generally smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Hamilton Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Hamilton Hill sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Hamilton Hill — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hamilton Hill2.2
6163, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Hamilton Hill hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that 34.5% of households consist of just one person, well above the national average of 25.6%.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.5% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 34.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hamilton Hill splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.8% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.5%.

22.8% ▲ +6.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hamilton Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (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 Hamilton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50609/hamilton-hill/topic/family-households