4.4 ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4
- 2016: 4.5
- 2021: 4.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Minjilang · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Minjilang
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large, multi-generational living is the norm in Minjilang, where the typical home holds 4.4 people. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, creating a community where few people live on their own.
4.4
▼ -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 Minjilang — higher than 99% of areas.
| Minjilang | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 3.8 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Crowded homes are common here, with 34.5% of households containing six or more people. This explains why only 10.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
10.9% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Minjilang, the largest group is 6 or more at 32%, followed by 2 people (20%) and 5 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples with children, though one-parent families have risen to 25% since 2011. This is now well above the Territory average and far above the national figure.
25.0% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Minjilang, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; 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 Minjilang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722022/minjilang/topic/family-households