Glenalta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenalta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Glenalta, representing 61.6% of all families. This area has a strong focus on larger households, with far fewer people living alone than is typical for the state and country.

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📍 Glenalta, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenalta sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Glenalta — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenalta2.6
5052, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Glenalta are larger than usual, with 2.6 people per house, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 20.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3% ▲ +13.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenalta, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.3% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 61.6% having children and 27.6% without.

10.3% ▲ +0.1%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenalta, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Glenalta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40501/glenalta/topic/family-households