Glengallan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glengallan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living alone in Glengallan than in the past, as the area has shifted towards larger home groupings. The typical home now holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Glengallan, Suburb / Locality

Where Glengallan sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Glengallan — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glengallan2.7
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20% of people live by themselves, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. Homes are often larger here, with a quarter of households containing four people.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Glengallan splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (29%), with 1 person at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 89.7% of families. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glengallan, Couples with children is the majority at 83%; Couples without children is next at 17%.

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 Glengallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31161/glengallan/topic/family-households