2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Merbein · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Merbein
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in Merbein live alone, which makes for a different daily rhythm compared to other areas. This high number of single-person homes is a standout feature for the suburb, where smaller living arrangements are common.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Merbein — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Merbein has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 35.4% of people living alone, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
35.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Merbein splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 22.2% of the area, which is much higher than most other places and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has grown significantly since 2011, when it sat at 13.9%.
22.2% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Merbein, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215054/merbein/topic/family-households