Millicent · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Millicent

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Millicent are couples with children, though the area has a very high number of people living alone. This mix means households here are generally smaller than those in most other areas. The typical home now holds just 2.2 people.

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📍 Millicent, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Millicent sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Millicent — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millicent2.2
5280, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are far more common here than across Australia, with 35.8% of residents living alone. This trend has grown since 2011 and helps explain why the usual home size is a little below the national figure.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.8% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.3%
  • 2016: 34.4%
  • 2021: 35.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Millicent splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the South Australian and national figures. This proportion has remained steady over the last decade.

16.1% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millicent, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021152/millicent/topic/family-households