4.0 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0
- 2021: 4.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merrigal · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Merrigal
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Merrigal holds 4.0 people, which is far above the national figure of 2.5. This means households here are much larger than those in most other similar areas. It is a stark contrast to the rest of the state, where the usual home size is smaller.
4.0
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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 Merrigal — higher than 99% of areas.
| Merrigal | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 2827, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 4.0 people per home, Merrigal has some of the highest household sizes at this level. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is One-parent families at 160%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).
Family composition
View on map →In Merrigal, One-parent families 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 Merrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12594/merrigal/topic/family-households