Glenellen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenellen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Glenellen than in most other areas, with only 14% of households consisting of one person. This small community is largely made up of multi-person homes, where the typical household contains 2.5 people.

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📍 Glenellen, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenellen sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Glenellen — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenellen2.5
2642, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over half of all homes here have two people, while 14% are one-person households. This rate of people living alone is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.0%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenellen, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.6%, which is higher than most similar areas, though a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenellen, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Glenellen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11667/glenellen/topic/family-households