Home Hill · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Home Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 29% of people live alone in Home Hill, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown over the last decade, contributing to a shift toward smaller households in the town.

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📍 Home Hill, Urban Centre

Where Home Hill sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Home Hill — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Home Hill2.3
4806, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Home Hill now holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is a decrease from 2011, when the average was 2.5 people per home.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +12.1%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Home Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.1% of the community, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 4.0 percentage points since 2011. Most other families are couples with children (44.5%) or without children (36.7%).

18.1% ▲ +28.7%

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Home Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Home Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315042/home-hill/topic/family-households