Gladesville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gladesville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 60% of families in Gladesville are couples with children, making them the most common household type. While many homes are family-focused, the area also sees a very high number of people living on their own.

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📍 Gladesville, Suburb / Locality

Where Gladesville sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gladesville — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gladesville2.4
2111, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.9% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes have two or fewer people, with a typical size of 2.4 people per dwelling.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.9% ▲ +1.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.4%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Gladesville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.6% of families, while 26.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.6%, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

10.6% ▼ -3.0%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gladesville, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Gladesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11642/gladesville/topic/family-households