2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merredin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Merredin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Merredin than in most other similar areas, with 30.2% of households consisting of just one person. This stands well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. While couples with children are still the most common family type, the typical home here is slightly smaller than the national average.
2.3
▼ -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 Merredin — lower than 71% of areas.
| Merredin | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6420, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with the typical home holding 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by the 30.2% of residents living alone, a figure that has risen since 2011.
30.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Merredin, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.7% of families, while 33.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.0% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.0% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Merredin, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021240/merredin/topic/family-households