Milbrulong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milbrulong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Milbrulong compared to the national average, reflecting a community where most residents share their homes. While the typical household size of 2.5 people matches the Australian figure, the area is dominated by couples and families.

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📍 Milbrulong, Suburb / Locality

Where Milbrulong sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milbrulong — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milbrulong2.5
2656, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes in Milbrulong house two people, while only 15.6% of residents live alone. This is far below the national figure of 25.6% and well below the New South Wales average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Milbrulong, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (15%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.5% of families here. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common at 7.1%, a figure well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

7.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Milbrulong, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Milbrulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12624/milbrulong/topic/family-households