2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glen Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glen Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Glen Park than in the rest of the country, with only 5.8% of families fitting this description. This area is largely defined by family units, where couples with children make up 68.6% of the total.
2.7
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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 Park — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Glen Park typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.9% of people live alone, a figure well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
21.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glen Park, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (27%) and 1 person (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The area has a much lower rate of one-parent families than most other similar places, sitting at 5.8% compared to the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 68.6% raising children and 32.6% without.
5.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glen Park, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21011/glen-park/topic/family-households