Glenelg North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenelg North

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Glenelg North than in most similar areas, with 33.9% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical household size, with an average of 2.2 people per home.

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📍 Glenelg North, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenelg North sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Glenelg North — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenelg North2.2
5045, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The number of people per home is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is partly because one-person households are well above the national figure, making up 33.9% of all homes.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.9% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.9%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 33.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Glenelg North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.4%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.

11.4% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenelg North, 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 Glenelg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40507/glenelg-north/topic/family-households