Milroy · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milroy

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 77.6% of families in Milroy, making it a place where family life is very prominent. Most homes here are larger than usual, with the typical household holding nearly three people.

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Where Milroy sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Milroy — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milroy2.9
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Milroy is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Milroy splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 5 people (38%), with 4 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia. The remaining families are all couples, with 22.4% not having children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Milroy, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Milroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12638/milroy/topic/family-households