2.8 ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9
- 2016: 4.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Herne Hill · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Herne Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in one-parent families since 2011 has reshaped the home life of Herne Hill. The area now sees a typical household of 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar places. This reflects a community where larger family groups are common.
2.8
▼ -28.2%
- 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 Herne Hill — higher than 81% of areas.
| Herne Hill | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, though this number has fallen from 3.9 in 2011. While 24.1% of people live alone—slightly below the Western Australian average—about 33% of households consist of two people.
24.1% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Herne Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.1%. One-parent families now account for 15% of the total, a figure that has fallen by 26 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the state average.
15.0% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Herne Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522029/herne-hill/topic/family-households