Minnipa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Minnipa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of homes in Minnipa are occupied by people living alone, which is much higher than most similar areas. This trend contributes to a typical household size of just 2.0 people, well below the national figure of 2.5. It is a place where single-person households and small family units are common.

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📍 Minnipa, Suburb / Locality

Where Minnipa sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -23.1%
  • 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 Minnipa — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Minnipa2.0
5654, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 35.3% of households, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.0 people, which is much lower than in most other areas.

2.0 ▼ -23.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.3% ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.4%
  • 2016: 42.1%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Minnipa splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.8% of families, while couples without children account for 41.5%. One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.6% ▲ +32.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Minnipa, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Minnipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40887/minnipa/topic/family-households