Glenwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Glenwood are couples without children. This makes it a place where small households are common, with many residents living alone or in pairs.

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📍 Glenwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenwood sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Glenwood — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenwood2.1
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Glenwood are smaller than most, with just 2.1 people per dwelling. This is partly because 33.7% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.7% ▲ +14.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.5%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 33.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenwood, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 48.6%, while 35.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 14.7% of the total, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

14.7% ▼ -20.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenwood, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Glenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31176/glenwood/topic/family-households