Glenfyne · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenfyne

How families and households are made up across the area.

A little over half the national average for home size defines Glenfyne, where households are typically larger than most. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Glenfyne, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenfyne sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Glenfyne — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenfyne3.0
3266, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.0 people per home, household sizes are a little above the Victorian and Australian figure of 2.5. Only 20.0% of people live alone, which is well below the national average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +6.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenfyne, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 81.4% of families here. In contrast, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenfyne, Couples with children is the majority at 80%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Glenfyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21024/glenfyne/topic/family-households