2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McMinns Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McMinns Lagoon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in McMinns Lagoon than in the rest of Australia. This area is defined by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 McMinns Lagoon — higher than 81% of areas.
| McMinns Lagoon | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 14.4% of residents live by themselves, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. Because so few people live alone, the typical home here is larger than in most other areas.
14.4% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McMinns Lagoon, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with 60.3% being couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.5% of the area, which is higher than most similar places but well below the Northern Territory figure of 17.5%.
13.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McMinns Lagoon, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 McMinns Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70181/mcminns-lagoon/topic/family-households