Millbank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Millbank

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of households in Millbank are made up of people living alone. This contributes to a small typical household size of just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Millbank, Suburb / Locality

Where Millbank sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Millbank — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millbank1.9
2440, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40% of people here live alone, a rate far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 1.9 people, which is much lower than most other areas.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 39.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millbank, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 42%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 29.2% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. Couples without children are the most common family type at 38.9%.

29.2%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millbank, the largest group is Couples without children at 42%, followed by One-parent families (31%) and Couples with children (27%).

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 Millbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12627/millbank/topic/family-households