Minmi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Minmi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Minmi have grown since 2011, with the typical home now holding 2.9 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone and larger family groups are common.

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📍 Minmi, Suburb / Locality

Where Minmi sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -9.4%
  • 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 Minmi — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Minmi2.9
2287, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home has 2.9 people, a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.9 ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▲ +33.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Minmi splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 4 people (28%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.9%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.

15.9% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Minmi, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12649/minmi/topic/family-households