Glossodia · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glossodia

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 65% of families in Glossodia are couples with children, making this the most common home type. The area has larger households than usual, with the typical home holding 3 people.

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📍 Glossodia, Suburb / Locality

Where Glossodia sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 Glossodia — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glossodia3.0
2756, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Glossodia are larger than most, and only 14% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. About 31% of households consist of two people, while 22% hold four people.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.0% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glossodia, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.8%, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average of 14%.

11.8% ▼ -10.5%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glossodia, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Glossodia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11688/glossodia/topic/family-households