Hinton · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Hinton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Hinton compared to the state or national average. Most homes here are filled with families, with the typical household holding 2.7 people.

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📍 Hinton, Urban Centre

Where Hinton sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -18.2%
  • 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 Hinton — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hinton2.7
2321, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

While 39.8% of homes have two people, those living alone make up only 18.8% of the area. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, though the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011.

2.7 ▼ -18.2%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▲ +72.1%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hinton, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with 64.5% of households being couples with children. Only 6.7% are one-parent families, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

6.7% ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hinton, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Hinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122066/hinton/topic/family-households