Minnivale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Minnivale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking 31% of families in Minnivale are headed by a single parent, which is far above the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees a high proportion of one-parent homes despite having fewer people per household than most other areas.

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📍 Minnivale, Suburb / Locality

Where Minnivale sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Minnivale — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Minnivale2.1
6462, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Minnivale typically house 2.1 people, which is a little below the state and national figure of 2.5 and much lower than most similar areas.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Minnivale, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 5 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 31% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 55.2% and couples without children at 17.2%.

31.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Minnivale, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 30%.

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 Minnivale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50967/minnivale/topic/family-households