Glenmorgan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenmorgan

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in Glenmorgan are occupied by just one person, which is far above the national figure. This trend makes the area much smaller in terms of typical household size than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Glenmorgan, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenmorgan sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Glenmorgan — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenmorgan2.2
4423, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over half of all households consist of one person, a rate of 55.3% that is among the highest for similar areas. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

55.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.9%
  • 2021: 55.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenmorgan, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.8% of families, while 40.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.0%, a proportion that is higher than most areas but a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

13.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenmorgan, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Glenmorgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31168/glenmorgan/topic/family-households