686 ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 556
- 2016: 828
- 2021: 686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minmi · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Minmi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Minmi is just 35, making this area noticeably younger than both New South Wales and Australia. This shift is clear in the local feel, with the population growing by 23% since 2011 and the usual age dropping by 6 years over that decade.
686
▲ +23.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Minmi — lower than 56% of areas.
| Minmi | 686 |
|---|---|
| 2287, NSW | 40,845 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew to 686 people by 2021. This is smaller than about 55% of similar areas, but the community added roughly 130 people over the last ten years.
35 yrs ▼ -14.6%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 12.7%, a figure well below the state average.
12.7% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Minmi splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.1% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and rose 4.5 points since 2011. Regarding relationships, 48.5% of residents are married, while 12.9% are in a de facto partnership.
6.1% ▲ +277.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minmi, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121078/minmi/topic/demographics-identity