Glenlee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenlee

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Glenlee than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.7 people, the community is split between many single-person households and a large number of families with children.

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📍 Glenlee, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenlee sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 Glenlee — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenlee2.7
3418, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.8% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Other home sizes vary, with 30.4% of households having two people and 17.4% having four or five people.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.8% —

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 34.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Glenlee splits fairly evenly between 1 person (26%) and 2 people (23%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 75.4% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.1%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.

13.1% —

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenlee, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; One-parent families is next at 13%.

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 Glenlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21032/glenlee/topic/family-households