Hill River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hill River

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.

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Where Hill River sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Hill River — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hill River2.7
6521, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.3%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hill River splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 3 people (34%), with 1 person at 9%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Hill River splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 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