2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Meerschaum Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Meerschaum Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Meerschaum Vale than in most similar areas. The community is largely made up of family groups, with a typical home holding 2.7 people, which is slightly above the national figure of 2.5.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Meerschaum Vale — higher than 71% of areas.
| Meerschaum Vale | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 14.1% of households are single people, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 42.2% of all dwellings.
14.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Meerschaum Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with couples with children accounting for 58.4% of the mix. One-parent families make up 9.1% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.1% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Meerschaum Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Meerschaum Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12566/meerschaum-vale/topic/family-households