Glen Allyn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glen Allyn

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Glen Allyn usually houses two or three people, reflecting a steady residential pattern. The area is mostly made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Glen Allyn, Suburb / Locality

Where Glen Allyn sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Glen Allyn — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glen Allyn2.5
4885, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.8% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.9% of all homes.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glen Allyn, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.5% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.

9.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glen Allyn, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Glen Allyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31140/glen-allyn/topic/family-households