Mungindi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mungindi

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people have lived alone in Mungindi since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size. The area now has a very high proportion of single-person homes, with 38.6% of households consisting of just one person.

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📍 Mungindi, Suburb / Locality

Where Mungindi sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Mungindi — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mungindi2.2
2406 crosses NSW/QLD 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mungindi are smaller than most areas, with just 2.2 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 38.6% of residents who live alone, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.6% ▲ +17.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.0%
  • 2016: 39.0%
  • 2021: 38.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mungindi, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 26.3% of the local total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other families are mostly couples with children (39.7%) or couples without (31.0%).

26.3% ▲ +39.3%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mungindi, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (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 Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12854/mungindi/topic/family-households