Mingay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mingay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Mingay have remained steady over the last decade, though they differ sharply from the national norm. Almost 70% of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families are completely absent from the data. This creates a distinctive domestic profile for the area compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Mingay, Suburb / Locality

Where Mingay sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Mingay — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mingay2.4
3324, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.4 people per home, household size in Mingay is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mingay, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (27%) and 3 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.4% of families, and couples without children account for 27.8%. Notably, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mingay, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Mingay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21692/mingay/topic/family-households