Mimili · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mimili

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large homes are the norm in Mimili, where the typical household holds 3.8 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone and most residents share their space with family.

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Where Mimili sits — Average household size

3.8
  • 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 Mimili — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mimili3.8
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.8 people per home, household sizes here are among the highest for similar areas. Only 12.5% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national average, and over 20% of homes house six or more people.

3.8

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mimili splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 6 or more (20%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 25% of the total. This proportion of single-parent families is far above the South Australian figure of 14.8%.

25.0%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mimili, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

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 Mimili [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40881/mimili/topic/family-households