2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merimbula - Tura Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Merimbula - Tura Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Merimbula - Tura Beach than in most similar areas, with 32.5% of households being single-person homes. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size across the region.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Merimbula - Tura Beach — lower than 89% of areas.
| Merimbula - Tura Beach | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2549, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Merimbula - Tura Beach holds just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.5. This small size is driven by the high number of single-person homes, which rose to 32.5% over the last decade.
32.5% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Merimbula - Tura Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 44.7%, followed closely by those with children at 43.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.3% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
11.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Merimbula - Tura Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.
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 Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach/topic/family-households