2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Meander · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Meander
How families and households are made up across the area.
Changes in family life in Meander have led to a shift in who lives together. This area now sees a higher proportion of one-parent families compared to most other similar places. While households are generally small, nearly half consist of just two people.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Meander — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Meander has 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 26.5% of households are people living alone, a rate higher than most similar areas.
26.5% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Meander, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.6% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Almost half of all families are couples without children, at 49.8%.
15.6% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Meander, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Meander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60392/meander/topic/family-households