Hill · State Electorate

Family & Households in Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living together in Hill than they were in 2011. The number of people living alone has jumped to 29.2%, which is well above the national figure. This shift has left the area with a typical household size of 2.3 people, much lower than most other similar areas.

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📍 Hill, State Electorate

Where Hill sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -14.8%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hill — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hill2.3
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of residents now live alone, a figure that has risen 6.5 percentage points since 2011. This trend helps explain why the typical home now holds only 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.

2.3 ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▲ +28.4%

Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.1% of the area, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 10% of families were led by one parent.

16.1% ▲ +61.7%

Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30034/hill/topic/family-households