2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glenelg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Glenelg
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Glenelg (Vic.) are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area has a high number of people living alone and smaller typical households compared to other similar places.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Glenelg — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 40.4%, while 30.9% of residents live alone. This high rate of single-person homes is well above the Victorian figure and has risen since 2011, meaning the typical home now holds just 2.2 people.
30.9% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glenelg, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 39.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is well below the national figure and lower than most similar areas.
10.9% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glenelg, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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/sa2/217011420/glenelg/topic/family-households