Glossop · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glossop

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Glossop are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. Most households are modest in size, with the typical home housing 2.5 people.

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📍 Glossop, Suburb / Locality

Where Glossop sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Glossop — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glossop2.5
5344, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 41% of homes have just two people, while a quarter of residents live alone. This rate of single-person households is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▲ +45.4%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glossop, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.9% of families, while those without children account for 36.5%. One-parent families represent 12.0% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.0% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glossop, 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 Glossop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40514/glossop/topic/family-households