Mintaro · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mintaro

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few things have changed in the family structures of Mintaro since 2011, but it remains a place where few people live alone. Most households are small, with the typical home holding about 2.4 people.

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Where Mintaro sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mintaro — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mintaro2.4
5415, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.1% of residents live by themselves, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Instead, two-person households are the most common, making up 57% of the area.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1% ▼ -26.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mintaro, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 50% having no children and 43.7% having children. One-parent families account for 9.8%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.8% ▲ +59.4%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mintaro, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Mintaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40888/mintaro/topic/family-households