Glenthorne · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenthorne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Glenthorne compared to most similar areas. This community is mostly made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children. The typical home size is 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Glenthorne, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenthorne sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Glenthorne — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenthorne2.5
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 19.1% of people live alone here, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 32.6% of all homes.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▼ -22.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenthorne, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.2% of families in Glenthorne. One-parent families account for 9% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

9.0% ▼ -37.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenthorne, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Glenthorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11684/glenthorne/topic/family-households