Glenrowan · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Glenrowan

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Glenrowan (L) include children, with 52.2% of households fitting this description. This makes for a family-focused area where the typical home is now larger than it was a decade ago.

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📍 Glenrowan, Urban Centre

Where Glenrowan sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Glenrowan — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glenrowan2.4
3675, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.4 people live in each home, which is higher than most similar areas and up from 2.2 in 2011. While 42.5% of households consist of two people, those living alone have fallen to 26.9% over the last ten years.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.3%
  • 2016: 42.0%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Glenrowan, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 35.8% of families, while one-parent families account for 13.5%. This last group has seen a notable increase, rising by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.

13.5% ▲ +71.4%

Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glenrowan, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Glenrowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222027/glenrowan/topic/family-households