2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Newmerella · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Newmerella
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical family and household patterns in Newmerella sit right in the middle compared to similar areas. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with about 2.4 people per household, which is almost identical to the state and national figures.
2.4
▼ -14.3%
- 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 Newmerella — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two people live in 45.1% of homes, making this the most common household size. About 24.8% of residents live alone, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
24.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Newmerella, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.2% of families, while those without children account for 38.2%. One-parent families represent 12.3% of the total, a figure slightly below the national average of 14.1%.
12.3% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Newmerella, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Newmerella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21933/newmerella/topic/family-households