2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Richmond Hill · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Richmond Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households and family living are the norm in Richmond Hill (L), where only 13.1% of people live alone. This is far below the national figure of 25.6%, making it an area where most residents share their home with others.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Hill — higher than 71% of areas.
| Richmond Hill | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost half of all homes house two people, and the typical household size of 2.6 people has edged up since 2011. Very few people live by themselves here, a figure that has fallen by 8.6 points over the last decade.
13.1% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Richmond Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 3 people (14%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 51.9% having children and 42.3% without. Only 6.3% of families are led by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
6.3% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Richmond Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121098/richmond-hill/topic/family-households