Glen Martin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glen Martin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Glen Martin compared to the rest of the country. This area has a strong focus on larger households, with the typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Glen Martin, Suburb / Locality

Where Glen Martin sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Martin — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glen Martin2.8
2321, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.5% of residents live alone, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%. This helps explain why homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 21.4% of households containing five people.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glen Martin, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 5 people (22%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up over half of the community at 50.7%. One-parent families account for 16.9% of the total, which is a little above both the state and national figures.

16.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glen Martin, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11654/glen-martin/topic/family-households