3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Milperra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Milperra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 66.6% of families in Milperra, making it an area dominated by family life. Large households are common here, with the typical home holding 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure.
3.0
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Milperra — higher than 86% of areas.
| Milperra | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2214, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, Milperra has much higher occupancy than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 15.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
15.9% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Milperra, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are mostly traditional, with couples with children making up the largest group. One-parent families account for 11.9%, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the national average.
11.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Milperra, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Milperra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12636/milperra/topic/family-households