2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glenroy
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Glenroy than in previous years, contributing to a community where the typical household is larger than the state average. This shift is seen in the 2.7 people living in the average home, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
2.7
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- 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 Glenroy — higher than 71% of areas.
| Glenroy | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5277, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than those in South Australia, with 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 24.2% of people live alone, which is well below the state figure of 28.5%.
24.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Glenroy splits fairly evenly between 1 person (29%) and 2 people (25%), with 4 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 76.2%. One-parent families account for 12.7% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average.
12.7% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glenroy, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; One-parent families is next at 13%.
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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40510/glenroy/topic/family-households