Glenridding · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenridding

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person living has become much more common in Glenridding, which now sees a high number of people living alone. This shift contributes to a typical household size of just 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure.

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📍 Glenridding, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenridding sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Glenridding — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenridding2.2
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.2% of people here live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Small homes are the norm, with 35.1% of households containing two people and 34.2% containing just one.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.2% ▲ +51.3%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.6%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 34.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Glenridding splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.4% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The most common family type is couples with children, who account for 47.8% of families.

21.4% ▲ +33.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenridding, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Glenridding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11680/glenridding/topic/family-households