Lower Hotham · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lower Hotham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than two people live in the typical home in Lower Hotham, which is well below the state and national figures. This gap makes the area stand out as one of the places with the smallest household sizes in the region.

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Where Lower Hotham sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Lower Hotham — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lower Hotham1.8
6390, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.8 people per home, Lower Hotham has a household size that is well below the Western Australian and Australian typical figure of 2.5.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Lower Hotham, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 67%, ahead of One-parent families (56%).

Family composition

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In Lower Hotham, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by One-parent families (36%) and Couples with children (21%).

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 Lower Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50864/lower-hotham/topic/family-households