2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merriton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Merriton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Merriton have remained very stable since 2011, though they differ from state patterns. Half of the families here are couples with children, and homes generally hold more people than the state average.
2.7
—
- 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 Merriton — higher than 71% of areas.
| Merriton | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5523, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Merriton typically house 2.7 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and higher than most similar areas.
Household size
View on map →In Merriton, 2 people is the majority at 79%; 1 person is next at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are far below the national figure, making up 0% of the local total. This stands in contrast to the 14.1% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Merriton, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Merriton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40866/merriton/topic/family-households