Gleneagle · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gleneagle

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Gleneagle, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-oriented place with very few people living alone and a high proportion of households with children.

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📍 Gleneagle, Suburb / Locality

Where Gleneagle sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Gleneagle — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gleneagle2.8
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, with 36.3% of households containing two people. Only 17.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the Queensland rate of 24.7%.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.7% ▲ +49.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gleneagle, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.4% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 52.7% of the total.

21.4% ▲ +136.5%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gleneagle, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Gleneagle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31158/gleneagle/topic/family-households