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Merriang South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Merriang South

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Merriang South are couples without children. This describes a small community where family types are quite concentrated, with a total absence of one-parent households.

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📍 Merriang South, Suburb / Locality

Where Merriang South sits — Average household size

2.4 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merriang South — lower than 57% of areas.

Merriang South2.4
3737, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

Average household size

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2.4 —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Merriang South, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 5 people (20%).

2 people 66.7% 1 person 40.0% 5 people 26.7%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 54.3% of families, while couples with children account for 42.9%. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the national rate of 14.1%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Merriang South, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 44%.

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 Merriang South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21661/merriang-south/topic/family-households