Glengarry North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glengarry North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 5.7% of families in Glengarry North are headed by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a community where most households are based on couples, with the typical home holding about 2.6 people.

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📍 Glengarry North, Suburb / Locality

Where Glengarry North sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 North — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glengarry North2.6
3854, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the Victorian average, with the typical household containing 2.6 people. Far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country, at just 21.8%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▲ +28.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glengarry North, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up more than half of all families at 53.4%, while couples without children account for 36.8%. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most other similar areas.

5.7% ▲ +69.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glengarry North, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21026/glengarry-north/topic/family-households