Glenrae · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenrae

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than three people live in a typical home in Glenrae, making for a quieter domestic life than in most areas. This small community is almost entirely made up of couple-led households, with no one-parent families recorded in the latest census.

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Where Glenrae sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Glenrae — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenrae2.3
4626, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly smaller than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.3 people. About 23.1% of residents live alone, which is a little below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▼ -20.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenrae, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (30%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.4% of families, while 35.2% are couples without children. Notably, the proportion of one-parent families is 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenrae, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Glenrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31171/glenrae/topic/family-households