2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glenelg · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Glenelg
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 32% of people in Glenelg live alone, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward smaller living arrangements means the area has much smaller households than most other regions. The typical home here now holds just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Glenelg — lower than 86% of areas.
| Glenelg | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 38.9% of homes holding two people and 31.6% holding just one. This has pushed the number of people per home down to 2.2, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
31.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glenelg, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.4% of families, while couples without children account for 37.2%. One-parent families represent 14.4% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glenelg, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22410/glenelg/topic/family-households