44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mingay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mingay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children than most similar areas defines Mingay, where 22.7% of the population are under 15. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 44 people, with a typical resident aged 39.
44
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mingay — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mingay is sparsely populated with only 44 residents. The typical person here is 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.7% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here at 6.8%, which is 10 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
6.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mingay splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.3%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mingay, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
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). Demographics & Identity in Mingay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21692/mingay/topic/demographics-identity