Menindee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Menindee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Menindee than in most similar areas, with 40% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical home size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Menindee, Suburb / Locality

Where Menindee sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Menindee — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Menindee2.1
2879, NSW 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Menindee holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Single-person households are very common here, making up 40% of all homes.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 37.1%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Menindee, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.8% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. Couples without children are the most common family type at 38.1%.

26.8% ▼ -14.9%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.5%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Menindee splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (37%) and Couples with children (35%), with One-parent families at 26%.

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 Menindee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12582/menindee/topic/family-households