Hilton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hilton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all homes in Hilton are occupied by couples with children. This family-focused profile is balanced by a notably high number of people living alone, who make up nearly 30% of all households.

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📍 Hilton, Suburb / Locality

Where Hilton sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +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 Hilton — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hilton2.4
6163, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Hilton holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, 29.2% of households consist of just one person, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▼ -10.2%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hilton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.2% of the local total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most other families are couples with children, who represent 55.8% of the group.

19.2% ▼ -20.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 19.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hilton, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Hilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50641/hilton/topic/family-households