2.8 ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glenhaven · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glenhaven
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a roof in Glenhaven than in most similar areas, with a typical home holding 2.8 people. This is a family-heavy suburb where few people live alone and one-parent households are uncommon. These patterns make it stand out as a place primarily shaped by larger family groups.
2.8
▼ -9.7%
- 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 Glenhaven — higher than 76% of areas.
| Glenhaven | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2156, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 17.9%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
17.9% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glenhaven, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 67.3%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 6.1%, a figure that is well below the 14.1% national average.
6.1% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glenhaven, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 Glenhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11671/glenhaven/topic/family-households