1.5 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0
- 2021: 1.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merricumbene · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Merricumbene
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes have become a defining feature of Merricumbene. With only 1.5 people per home, this area has far fewer residents per dwelling than the national figure. It is one of the lowest-density residential areas in the region.
1.5
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- 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 Merricumbene — lower than 99% of areas.
| Merricumbene | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much smaller than usual, with just 1.5 people per house. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Merricumbene, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 43%.
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
View on map →In Merricumbene, 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 Merricumbene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12593/merricumbene/topic/family-households