2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hill River · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 7.3% of people live alone in Hill River, which is among the lowest proportions for any similar area. This is a place where most households are shared, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hill River — higher than 71% of areas.
| Hill River | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6521, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical household size of 2.7 people is higher than most areas, while the number of people living alone is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Nearly 30% of homes are shared by two people.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7.3% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Hill River splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 3 people (34%), with 1 person at 9%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.3% of families, while 46.1% are couples without children. One-parent families are well below the national figure, accounting for just 6.7% of the total.
6.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Hill River splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Hill River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50637/hill-river/topic/family-households