Glenorie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenorie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large family groups have become a defining feature of Glenorie, with the typical home now holding 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone.

Open map →
📍 Glenorie, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenorie sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Glenorie — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenorie3.2
2157, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 3.2 people live in each home, which is among the highest for similar areas. This helps explain why only 13.1% of residents live alone, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.1% ▲ +8.2%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Glenorie, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households here are families, with 67.1% being couples with children. Only 10% are one-parent families, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.0% ▲ +15.9%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Glenorie, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Glenorie

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Glenorie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11677/glenorie/topic/family-households