2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merbein · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Merbein
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher-than-average share of one-parent families defines the domestic landscape in Merbein. While most household sizes mirror the state and national patterns, the area has a notable presence of single-parent homes. Around 55% of families here are couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Merbein — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Merbein holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. This number has edged down since 2011, and roughly a quarter of all households consist of just one person.
24.7% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Merbein, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 14.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Merbein, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021396/merbein/topic/family-households