Glenora · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glenora

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living on their own shapes the social makeup of Glenora, where 38.2% of homes are occupied by just one person. While family homes remain common, this high rate of single-person households is far above the national figure.

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📍 Glenora, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenora sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Glenora — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenora2.5
7140, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Glenora has 2.5 people, which is about the same as across Australia. However, people living alone are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Tasmanian average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenora, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (64.3%), though one-parent families make up 10% of the total. This last figure is well below both the state and national averages.

10.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenora, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Glenora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60234/glenora/topic/family-households