2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glen Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glen Forbes
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 13.3% of people live alone in Glen Forbes, making it a place where most residents share their homes. This is far below the national figure, with the vast majority of households consisting of two or more people.
2.5
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- 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 Glen Forbes — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, while 13.3% are single-person homes, a rate much lower than most other areas.
13.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glen Forbes, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the bulk of families here, with 52.9% being couples without children and 41.2% with children. Only 6.9% are one-parent families, which is well below both the state and national figures.
6.9% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glen Forbes, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
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 Glen Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21008/glen-forbes/topic/family-households