Red Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Red Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Not a single person lives alone in Red Hill, making it a rare area where every home is shared. This creates a community of larger households, with an average of 2.9 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Red Hill sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Red Hill — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Red Hill2.9
6056, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home is larger than most, with 20.8% of households containing five people. This helps explain why the number of people living alone is far below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Red Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (31%) and 5 people (31%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are headed by couples, with 62.3% raising children and 34.8% without. One-parent families make up 8.7% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.7% ▲ +137.7%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Red Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51285/red-hill/topic/family-households