2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merrylands - Holroyd · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Merrylands - Holroyd
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Merrylands - Holroyd than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are common, with nearly 3 people living in the typical home. This trend is much higher than the national figure, reflecting a strong preference for family-based living.
2.9
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- 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 Merrylands - Holroyd — higher than 86% of areas.
| Merrylands - Holroyd | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2160, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. While about 24.2% of people live alone, which is about the same as the state average, a quarter of all households consist of two people.
24.2% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Merrylands - Holroyd splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 1 person (24%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.9%. One-parent families account for 15.9% of the total, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
15.9% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Merrylands - Holroyd, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 Merrylands - Holroyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031714/merrylands-holroyd/topic/family-households