Census Data

Merseyside: Household size

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000002

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Key Facts

All Residents 1,423,287
Male 690,711
Female 732,574
Households 620,902

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Merseyside. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets017
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasureHousehold
Number of Response Options9

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify all households in England and Wales by household size. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

The number of people in the household.

Visitors staying at an address do not count to that household’s size.

More information at the ONS website

Household size: Total: All household spaces 620,903
0 people in household 0
1 person in household 213,754
2 people in household 199,436
3 people in household 101,198
4 people in household 72,132
5 people in household 23,886
6 people in household 7,036
7 people in household 2,194
8 or more people in household 1,267

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Merseyside. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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