Glen Mervyn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Glen Mervyn

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is the most striking feature of Glen Mervyn, where every family is a couple. This makes the area's family structure far different from the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Glen Mervyn, Suburb / Locality

Where Glen Mervyn sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Glen Mervyn — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Glen Mervyn2.6
6239, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.6 people per home, households here are slightly larger than the typical Australian or Western Australian home, which both average 2.5.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Glen Mervyn, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families in Glen Mervyn are almost exclusively couples, with 45.5% having children and 30.3% without. The 0.0% rate of one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Glen Mervyn, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Glen Mervyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50554/glen-mervyn/topic/family-households