2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glengarry West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glengarry West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest share of homes in Glengarry West, at 68.4%. This family-focused area has a typical home size that is a little above the national figure, meaning more people live together under one roof than in most other parts of the country.
2.8
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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 Glengarry West — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a lower share of people living alone, at 23.1%, which is a little below the Victorian average.
23.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glengarry West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 3.8% of the population, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 14.1% and much lower than in most similar areas.
3.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glengarry West, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 Glengarry West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21027/glengarry-west/topic/family-households