Glenreagh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenreagh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Glenreagh are couples with children, making it the most common household type in the area. This trend contributes to larger homes, with the typical household containing 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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Where Glenreagh sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Glenreagh — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenreagh2.8
2450, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 17.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. Larger homes are common here, with 37.2% of households containing two people and 8.7% housing six or more residents.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.2% ▼ -13.9%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenreagh, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0% and much higher than most other areas.

21.1% ▲ +25.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenreagh, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Glenreagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11679/glenreagh/topic/family-households