$290 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Milroy · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Living in Milroy means residing in a detached house, as 100% of homes here are separate dwellings. It is a place where large family homes are the norm, with nearly 93% of properties having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milroy — higher than 54% of areas.
| Milroy | $290 |
|---|---|
| 2380, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,557, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. However, weekly rents are well below the state and national averages at $290.
$290 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,557 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Milroy, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and $3,000 or more (30%).
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in the area rent, a figure far below the national average. Instead, 37% of homes are owned outright and another 37% have a mortgage, meaning more people own their homes here than in most of Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Milroy splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (42%), with Other tenure at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Milroy is a separate house, with 55.6% having four bedrooms. This preference for larger homes is reflected in the data, as 92.6% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the state average.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Milroy, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 3 bedrooms is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Milroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12637/milroy/topic/housing-dwellings