2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mincha · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical household size defines Mincha, where the 2.5 people per home matches the state and national figures. The area is mostly made up of families, with a notably low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mincha — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
About 24% of people live alone, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. While two-person homes are the most common at 32%, large households of six or more people make up 16% of the total.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mincha, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 6 or more (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common here, making up 61% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 7.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mincha, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mincha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21689/mincha/topic/family-households