2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pyramid Hill · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Pyramid Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 41.8% of people live alone in Pyramid Hill, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than most, though the average size has edged up slightly since 2011.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Pyramid Hill — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 41.8% of households consisting of one person, a figure that rose nearly 10 points since 2011. Consequently, the typical home has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victoria and Australia figures of 2.5.
41.8% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pyramid Hill, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.3% of the area, which is well above the national average of 14.1%. This figure has grown significantly, rising 10 points since 2011.
21.3% ▲ +94.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pyramid Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (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 Pyramid Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222076/pyramid-hill/topic/family-households