Mantamaru · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mantamaru

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are a defining feature of Mantamaru, where the typical household is far larger than in most similar areas. With an average of 4.2 people per home, the area has a very high number of large families and almost no one living alone.

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📍 Mantamaru, Suburb / Locality

Where Mantamaru sits — Average household size

4.2 —
  • 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 Mantamaru — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mantamaru4.2
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Mantamaru's typical home is far larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. No one lives alone here, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

Household size

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Mantamaru splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 5 people (33%), with 6 or more at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.4% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% national average. Over half of all families are couples with children, at 55.7%.

Family composition

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In Mantamaru, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Mantamaru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50894/mantamaru/topic/family-households