Glen Allen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glen Allen

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Glen Allen are couples without children. This is a small community where one-parent families are far more common than in the rest of the state or the nation, making up over a quarter of all family homes.

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📍 Glen Allen, Suburb / Locality

Where Glen Allen sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Glen Allen — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glen Allen2.2
2631, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Glen Allen are generally smaller than those in other areas, with a typical 2.2 people per household. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Glen Allen, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.1% of the total, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Other families include couples without children at 56.5% and couples with children at 43.5%.

Family composition

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In Glen Allen, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Glen Allen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11648/glen-allen/topic/family-households