Glenormiston South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenormiston South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living in each home in Glenormiston South than in years past. This area is now mostly made up of small households, with 30% of residents living alone.

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📍 Glenormiston South, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenormiston South sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -24.1%
  • 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 Glenormiston South — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenormiston South2.2
3265, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 30% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.

2.2 ▼ -24.1%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +56.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenormiston South, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of the families here are couples with children, while 53.4% are couples without. One-parent families make up 9.6% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.6% ▼ -33.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Glenormiston South splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Glenormiston South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21043/glenormiston-south/topic/family-households