2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glenroy
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar areas defines Glenroy. While the typical household size is about the same as the state and national figures, over half of all families here are couples with children.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Glenroy — lower than 57% of areas.
| Glenroy | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2640, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 26% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the national figure. Most homes are small, with 38.1% of households containing two people and 2.4 people living in the typical home.
26.0% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glenroy, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.8%.
16.2% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glenroy, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11682/glenroy/topic/family-households