2.2 ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mingenew · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Mingenew
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people in Mingenew (L) now live alone, a figure that has climbed steeply since 2011. This shift has left the area with fewer people per home than the national figure. It is a place where small households are common, though nearly half of all families still include children.
2.2
▼ -18.5%
- 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 Mingenew — lower than 64% of areas.
| Mingenew | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6522, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mingenew (L) holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the state and national figures. Single-person households have risen sharply to 31.3%, making them well above the national average.
31.3% ▲ +64.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mingenew, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.4% of families here, while couples without children account for 41%. One-parent families make up 10.9%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
10.9% ▲ +76.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mingenew, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (11%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mingenew
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522046/mingenew/topic/family-households