Glengarry · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glengarry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households are common in Glengarry compared to most similar areas. This is a place where few people live alone and the typical home holds nearly three people, making it more crowded than the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Glengarry, Suburb / Locality

Where Glengarry sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Glengarry — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glengarry2.8
3854, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▲ +11.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glengarry, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.5% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.2%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.

8.2% ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glengarry, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Glengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21025/glengarry/topic/family-households