Glendon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glendon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Glendon, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This community is dominated by families, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Glendon, Suburb / Locality

Where Glendon sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Glendon — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glendon2.9
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 37.8% housing two people and 21.6% holding four. Only 13.5% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glendon, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.6%. One-parent families are rare at 4.9%, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

4.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glendon, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Glendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11664/glendon/topic/family-households