Glenelg South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenelg South

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge proportion of residents live alone in Glenelg South, making it a place of small households. This is a community where nearly 41% of homes are occupied by a single person, far exceeding the national figure.

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📍 Glenelg South, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenelg South sits — Average household size

2.0 → 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 Glenelg South — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenelg South2.0
5045, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much smaller than in most areas, with a typical size of just 2.0 people. This is well below the Australian figure of 2.5, and explains why 40.2% of households consist of one person.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.2% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.0%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 40.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Glenelg South splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.8% of families, while those without children account for 41.9%. One-parent families make up 10.4% of the total, which is well below the figures for both South Australia and the nation.

10.4% ▼ 0.0%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Glenelg South splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40508/glenelg-south/topic/family-households