Merriangaah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Merriangaah

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Merriangaah holds just 1.8 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This gap makes it one of the areas with the smallest households in the region.

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Where Merriangaah sits — Average household size

1.8 —
  • 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 Merriangaah — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Merriangaah1.8
2632, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.8 people per home, household size here is well below both the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5. This is among the lowest rates seen in similar areas.

Household size

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In Merriangaah, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Merriangaah, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Merriangaah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12592/merriangaah/topic/family-households