2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Meeniyan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Meeniyan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 40% of households in Meeniyan are made up of two people, making this the most common home size. The area follows general state and national patterns for household density and the number of people living alone.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Meeniyan — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.4 people live in each home, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 26.1% of residents live alone, a rate consistent with the rest of the country.
26.1% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Meeniyan, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 12.8% of the total. This share is higher than in most similar areas, despite being a little below the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Meeniyan, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21637/meeniyan/topic/family-households