3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glen Cairn · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glen Cairn
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements have become more common in Glen Cairn since 2011. The area is now defined by bigger households, with a typical home holding 3.1 people, which is higher than the national figure.
3.1
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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 Glen Cairn — higher than 88% of areas.
| Glen Cairn | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4342, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Glen Cairn are larger than most, with 3.1 people per household compared to the usual 2.5 across Australia. This trend is reflected in a lower number of people living alone, at 20.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
20.9% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glen Cairn, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 63.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average of 14.1%.
12.7% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glen Cairn, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Cairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31143/glen-cairn/topic/family-households