Mimili · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Mimili

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost four people live in the typical home in Mimili, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where large households are common and very few people live by themselves.

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📍 Mimili, Urban Centre

Where Mimili sits — Average household size

3.8 ▲ +58.3%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mimili — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mimili3.8
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The number of people per home has risen to 3.8 since 2011, which is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is consistent with the fact that only 12.5% of residents live alone, a rate far below the national average.

3.8 ▲ +58.3%

Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5% ▼ -61.0%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.1%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mimili splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 6 or more (20%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This has risen by 16 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 52.5%.

25.0% ▲ +171.9%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mimili, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

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 Mimili [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422029/mimili/topic/family-households