Glenden · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenden

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of people in Glenden live on their own, making it an area with a high number of single-person households. This trend contributes to a lower typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Glenden, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenden sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -23.3%
  • 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 Glenden — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenden2.3
4743, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Glenden hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 35.3% of residents living alone, a figure well above the national average.

2.3 ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.3% ▲ +115.5%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Glenden splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.3%. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.

14.5% ▲ +225.5%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenden, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Glenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31157/glenden/topic/family-households