Merrylands

Households summary

In Merrylands, 35% of households are made up of couples with children compared with 38% in Holroyd City.

Merrylands's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Merrylands's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship [to each other person in the household]?'

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Household types
Merrylands 2011 2006 Change
Households by type Number % Holroyd City Number % Holroyd City 2006 to 2011
Couples with children 2,385 35.4 38.1 2,186 33.6 35.8 +199
Couples without children 1,223 18.2 20.4 1,193 18.3 20.7 +30
One parent families 940 14.0 12.7 889 13.7 12.5 +50
Other families 125 1.9 1.7 132 2.0 1.6 -8
Group household 194 2.9 2.6 171 2.6 2.8 +22
Lone person 1,414 21.0 20.0 1,456 22.4 21.6 -43
Other not classifiable household 398 5.9 4.1 429 6.6 4.5 -32
Visitor only households 51 0.8 0.5 43 0.7 0.5 +8
Total households 6,731 100.0 100.0 6,503 100.0 100.0 +228

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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Household types, 2011
Household types, 2011 Lone person, Holroyd City: 20.0% Group household, Holroyd City: 2.6% Other families, Holroyd City: 1.7% One parent families, Holroyd City: 12.7% Couples without children, Holroyd City: 20.4% Couples with children, Holroyd City: 38.1% Lone person, Merrylands: 21.0% Group household, Merrylands: 2.9% Other families, Merrylands: 1.9% One parent families, Merrylands: 14.0% Couples without children, Merrylands: 18.2% Couples with children, Merrylands: 35.4% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
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Change in household types, 2006 to 2011
Change in household types, 2006 to 2011 Lone person, Merrylands: -43 Group household, Merrylands: +22 Other families, Merrylands: -8 One parent families, Merrylands: +50 Couples without children, Merrylands: +30 Couples with children, Merrylands: +199 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Merrylands in 2011 compared to Holroyd City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.0% were one-parent families, compared with 38.1% and 12.7% respectively for Holroyd City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.0% compared to 20.0% in Holroyd City while the proportion of couples without children was 18.2% compared to 20.4% in Holroyd City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Merrylands increased by 228 between 2006 and 2011.

The largest changes in family/household types in Merrylands between 2006 and 2011 were:

  • Couples with children (+199 households)
  • One parent families (+50 households)