2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Meroo Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Meroo Meadow
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Meroo Meadow compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where most homes are occupied by families or couples, with over half of all families including children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Meroo Meadow — higher than 57% of areas.
| Meroo Meadow | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 17.9% of households consist of a single person, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages.
17.9% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Meroo Meadow, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.3% of families here. Only 7.1% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the state and national figures.
7.1% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Meroo Meadow, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Meroo Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12590/meroo-meadow/topic/family-households