2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Minjary · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking lack of single-parent homes defines Minjary, where no one-parent families were recorded in the latest census. This stands in sharp contrast to the national figure of 14.1%, making the area's family structure very different from the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Minjary — higher than 76% of areas.
| Minjary | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2720, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Minjary are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per home. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Minjary, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
The area is dominated by couples, with 60.8% raising children and 29.4% without. The total absence of one-parent and other family types is far below the New South Wales rate of 14%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Minjary, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Minjary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12648/minjary/topic/family-households