Merewether - The Junction · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Merewether - The Junction

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well below the national figure of 14.1%, only 9.2% of families in Merewether - The Junction are one-parent families. This makes it a place where single-parent households are much less common than in most other areas. Most homes here are headed by couples, with many including children.

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📍 Merewether - The Junction, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Merewether - The Junction sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Merewether - The Junction — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Merewether - The Junction2.5
2291, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 27.1% of people live alone—slightly above the Australian average—this is a drop from 2011.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% ▼ -8.3%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.5%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Merewether - The Junction, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.6%, followed by couples without children at 29.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

9.2% ▼ -8.1%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Merewether - The Junction, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031228/merewether-the-junction/topic/family-households