Minyerri · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Minyerri

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over two-thirds of families in Minyerri are couples with children. This is a place of very large households, where the typical home holds six or more people, far exceeding national figures.

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📍 Minyerri, Urban Centre

Where Minyerri sits — Average household size

6.1 ▲ +35.6%
  • 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 Minyerri — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Minyerri6.1
0852, NT 4.0
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 6.1 people per household and 71% containing six or more residents. Very few people live alone, a figure that fell 15 points since 2011 to just 5.8%.

6.1 ▲ +35.6%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.5
  • 2016: 5.8
  • 2021: 6.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

5.8% ▼ -71.5%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Minyerri, 6 or more is the majority at 68%; 5 people is next at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen 8.1 points since 2011.

25.0% ▲ +48.1%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Minyerri, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; 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 Minyerri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721011/minyerri/topic/family-households