Meering West · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Meering West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Meering West than in most similar areas. With a typical household size of 2.3 people, it is a small-scale residential community where homes are slightly less crowded than the state and national averages.

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📍 Meering West, Suburb / Locality

Where Meering West sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Meering West — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Meering West2.3
3579, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below both the Victorian and Australian average of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Meering West, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 33%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Meering West, 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 Meering West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21638/meering-west/topic/family-households